Fig. 5From: OsHKT1;4-mediated Na+ transport in stems contributes to Na+ exclusion from leaf blades of rice at the reproductive growth stage upon salt stressGrowth stage-dependent expression of OsHKT1;4 in various tissues of a japonica rice cultivar Nipponbare. RNA samples from various tissues were prepared from rice plants at the indicated growth stages as described previously [38], and quantitative real-time PCR analysis was performed using specific primers for OsHKT1;4 (n = 3, ±SD). Relative expression of OsHKT1;4 is shown, with its relative expression in the lower leaf sheath of 14-week-old (flowering) plants to 1Back to article page