Table II.
K+ concentration in leaf blades, leaf sheaths, and roots in Line 149, cv Tamaroi, and Nax1 and Nax2 near-isogenic lines grown in 50 mm NaCl for 10 d
Values are means ± se (n = 6).
| Plant Material | Category | K+ Concentration
|
K to Na Ratio
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf Blades | Leaf Sheaths | Roots | Leaf Blades | Leaf Sheaths | ||
| μmol g−1 dry weight | ||||||
| Parents | Line 149 | 1,390 ± 14 | 1,386 ± 16 | 730 ± 23 | 13.8 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 0.3 |
| cv Tamaroi | 941 ± 15 | 1,099 ± 20 | 949 ± 48 | 1.6 ± 0.0 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | |
| Nax1 lines | [+]Nax1 | 1,180 ± 18 | 1,217 ± 17 | 842 ± 21 | 6.5 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.1 |
| [−]Nax1 | 901 ± 11 | 1,072 ± 12 | 828 ± 35 | 1.5 ± 0.0 | 1.9 ± 0.1 | |
| Nax2 lines | [+]Nax2 | 1,110 ± 19 | 1,324 ± 20 | 844 ± 36 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 6.5 ± 0.6 |
| [−]Nax2 | 874 ± 19 | 1,075 ± 12 | 918 ± 33 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | |
| lsd(0.05) | 40 | 49 | 75 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |