Table 1. Comparison of various growth parameters and seed production of the WT and glyoxalase transgenic tobacco plants (GI, gly I; GII, gly II; and GIGII, double transgenics) grown in the presence of water and 200 mM NaCl, respectively for 4 months.
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Parameter | WT | GI | GII | GIGII |
Height, cm | 110.3 ± 6.88 | 120.1 ± 8.43 | 90.6 ± 4.66 | 100.9 ± 5.04 |
Fresh weight of leaf, g* | 3.9 ± 0.60 | 3.9 ± 0.42 | 3.9 ± 0.31 | 4.0 ± 0.75 |
No. of days to flower | 115.2 ± 3.15 | 90.8 ± 4.07 | 125.6 ± 5.19 | 117.1 ± 2.59 |
Seed weight per pod, mg | 162.9 ± 4.58 | 129.8 ± 5.16 | 135.6 ± 3.38 | 154.9 ± 4.96 |
The average weight of the fourth leaf from top. Each value is the mean of ± SD (n = 15).