Table 4 Fresh and dry weight of potato of the non-transgenic control (CK) and the transgenic plants with high expression of AtHKT1 gene under no-stress and salt stress

Root fresh weight

CK

18.4 ± 0.5 b^b

12.7 ± 0.7 c

8.8 ± 0.6 d

3.8 ± 0.5 e

Transg.

23.1 ± 1.3 a

19.1 ± 0.4 b

15.9 ± 0.5 bc

13.7 ± 0.4 c

Root dry weight

CK

2.7 ± 0.1 c

2.2 ± 0.1 d

1.5 ± 0.0 e

0.5 ± 0.0 f

Transg.

3.7 ± 0.1 a

3.1 ± 0.0 b

2.6 ± 0.0 c

2.1 ± 0.0 d

Shoot fresh weight

CK

184.3 ± 3.9 b

157.3 ± 0.8 c

49.7 ± 1.3 e

30.7 ± 1.4 f

Transg.

208.5 ± 5.0 a

215.6 ± 5.9 a

160.9 ± 2.3 c

128.0 ± 3.5 d

Shoot dry weight

CK

46.0 ± 0.7 b

31.6 ± 0.7 c

15.3 ± 0.7 d

8.2 ± 0.2 e

Transg.

51.4 ± 0.5 a

52.6 ± 0.4 a

43.6 ± 0.2 b

33.8 ± 1.0 c