Figure 8.

Enhanced drought tolerance of tld1-D. A and B, Three-week-old wild-type (WT) and tld1-D seedlings were grown on soil before (A) and after (B) being subjected to drought stress for 5 d. Two representative pots of seedlings are shown. C, The survival rates of the tld1-D and wild-type plants were determined after 7 d of drought and 7 d of recovery (n = 60). D, Cross sections of wild-type and tld1-D leaves by microscopy. E, Water loss from 3-week-old tld1-D and wild-type seedlings. F, qRT-PCR analysis of LEA expression in wild-type and tld1-D plants during drought-stress treatment.