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Table 2 Membrane stability index (MSI) of test transgenic chickpea lines and control under WS (Level 1) and WS (Level 4) with corresponding leaf water potential

From: Transgenic chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) harbouring AtDREB1a are physiologically better adapted to water deficit

Lines

Stress Level 1

Stress Level 4

Soil

Moisture

(%)

LWP

(MPa)

MSI

Soil

Moisture

(%)

LWP (MPa)

MSI

17.1

18.5

−0.55

27.0

6.82

−1.42

22.2

17.2

19.2

−0.58

38.3

7.45

−1.25

21.8

17.3

18.0

−0.60

33.6

7.00

−1.11

20.8

17.4

19.5

−0.48

33.3

6.92

−1.05

13.5

17.5

20.0

−0.50

43.5

6.22

−1.22

14.6

17.6

20.1

−0.45

39.7

6.74

−1.00

24.0

17.7

19.8

−0.52

34.9

7.24

−1.15

16.2

17.8

18.8

−0.62

31.4

7.23

−0.98

17.0

17.9

19.6

−0.56

30.6

7.25

−1.15

16.6

17.10

20.0

−0.44

27.0

6.92

−1.21

15.8

17.12

20.4

−0.52

28.9

6.87

−1.11

17.6

17.13

19.6

−0.58

44.3

7.08

−1.08

12.8

17.14

20.5

−0.57

49.3

7.32

−1.11

13.6

17.15

20.4

−0.44

24.1

7.51

−1.18

13.7

17.16

20.2

−0.56

29.0

6.75

−1.20

17.0

Control

20.1

−0.48

27.0

6.88

−1.45

16.5

Mean

19.7

−0.53

33.9

7.01

−1.03

16.5

CD0.05

2.18

0.18

4.25

1.98

0.13

0.41

  1. Values indicate mean of five replicates