Table 5.

Changes in the concentrations of total soluble proteins (mg g^–1 root tissue) in roots of submergence‐tolerant and intolerant rice lines during submergence in anaerobic conditions

Rice lines	BS	1DD	6HA	1DA
Tolerant lines
FR13A	1·47 ± 0·14	1·02 ± 0·05	1·10 ± 0·03	0·97 ± 0·07
331	1·85 ± 0·09	0·95 ± 0·05	1·03 ± 0·05	0·90 ± 0·10
332	2·12 ± 0·22	1·40 ± 0·17	0·99 ± 0·12	1·43 ± 0·24
380	2·00 ± 0·20	1·31 ± 0·06	1·36 ± 0·11	1·20 ± 0·11
502	1·75 ± 0·13	1·03 ± 0·08	1·14 ± 0·03	1·23 ± 0·07
Intolerant lines
CT6241	1·62 ± 0·15	0·98 ± 0·08	1·09 ± 0·09	0·67 ± 0·03
337	1·58 ± 0·05	1·61 ± 0·07	1·10 ± 0·01	1·36 ± 0·07
364	2·03 ± 0·03	1·29 ± 0·14	1·01 ± 0·06	0·82 ± 0·05
384	2·32 ± 0·11	1·42 ± 0·14	0·96 ± 0·13	0·66 ± 0·02
401	2·17 ± 0·21	1·22 ± 0·07	1·23 ± 0·11	0·91 ± 0·04

BS, Before submergence; 1DD, 1 d in darkness; 6HA, 6 h in anaerobic condition; 1DA, 1 d in anaerobic condition.

Values are means ± s.e.m.

Treatments started when the plants were at the three‐leaf stage.