A, the phenotypic changes before (upper panel) and after NaCl treatment (lower panel); B, fresh weight of transgenic and WT plants after NaCl treatment; C, BADH activities in transgenic and WT plants before and after NaCl treatment; D, contents of GB in the leaves of transgenic and WT plants after NaCl treatment. E, chlorophyll content in the leaves of transgenic and WT plants after NaCl treatment; F, changes of maximum fluorescence ratios (Fv/Fm) in transgenic and WT plants upon NaCl stress. OE1–OE3, independent, SoBADH overexpressing transgenic lines; WT, wild-type plant. Values represent the mean ± SD (n = 9). Asterisks indicate a significant difference from that of WT at * P<0.05 or ** P<0.01 by t-test.