Figure 3. Expression profiling of sugar transporters in source and sucrose/starch ratio in source and sink.

Panel-A represents the expression level of various genes such as TPT, SUT-4 and G6PT in leaves at 2 d after control and TU treatment. The values represent the relative change in expression (log₂ fold difference) in TU treated leaves as compared to that of control. The details of the gene-specific primers are mentioned in Table S1. Panel-B represents sucrose/starch ratio in leaf as well as pod of plants at 2, 5, and 15 d after control and TU treatment. The values represent mean ± SD of three independent biological replicates. The significance of mean difference (P<0.05) was evaluated on the basis of student t-test and marked with asterisk (*).