Table 2 Relative expression levels of Na⁺ transporter genes in the basal leaf sheaths of rice genotypes IR-44595 and 318 under salinity

OsHKT1;1

1.60 ± 0.37

1.68 ± 0.28

OsHKT1;3

2.81 ± 0.22

0.45 ± 0.15

**

OsHKT1;4

0.20 ± 0.09

0.20 ± 0.09

OsHKT1;5

2.30 ± 0.59

0.37 ± 0.08

*

OsHKT2;1

2.89 ± 1.63

1.99 ± 0.79

OsHKT2;3

2.60 ± 0.95

0.10 ± 0.08

OsHKT2;4

0.80 ± 0.15

0.41 ± 0.17

OsNHX1

1.91 ± 0.17

0.36 ± 0.09

**

OsNHX2

1.11 ± 0.26

1.24 ± 0.22

OsNHX3

1.02 ± 0.06

0.89 ± 0.08

OsNHX5

0.99 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.08

OsSOS1

1.04 ± 0.11

1.06 ± 0.16