Table 1 Morphological and physiological differences between WT and ABR17-transgenic A. thaliana lines
From: Transcriptional profiling of pea ABR17 mediated changes in gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana
Morphological and pigment characteristics | WT | ABR17 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
|  | (Mean ± SE) | (Mean ± SE) |  |
Number of lateral branches (average) | 3 ± 0.3 | 4.1 ± 0.2 | 0.025 |
Days to flower (average) | 24 ± 0.1 | 21.6 ± 0.3 | 0.002 |
Germination in dark (Percent) | 9.6 ± 3 | 84.4 ± 2 | < 0.001 |
Root length (cm) | Â | Â | Â |
0 mM NaCl | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 2.3 ± 0.2 | 0.003 |
75 mM NaCl | 0.7 ± 0.01 | 0.8 ± 0.02 | 0.012 |
100 mM NaCl | 0.5 ± 0.03 | 0.6 ± 0.02 | NS |
Fresh weight (g per 21 seedlings) | Â | Â | Â |
0 mM NaCl | 0.10 ± 0.003 | 0.11 ± 0.005 | NS |
100 mM NaCl | 0.014 ± 0.003 | 0.020 ± 0.0008 | 0.027 |
Chlorophyll a/b (μg/g of FW) |  |  |  |
0 mM NaCl | 32.3 ± 1.26 | 33 ± 2.58 | NS |
100 mM NaCl | 8 ± 0.93 | 13 ± 2.44 | 0.045 |
Carotenoid (μg/g of FW) |  |  |  |
0 mM NaCl | 2.2 ± 0.063 | 2.3 ± 0.29 | NS |
100 mM NaCl | 1.0 ± 0.207 | 1.4 ± 0.014 | NS |