. 2014 Dec 29;9(12):e110507. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110507

Table 5. Growth-parameters of transgenic and WT plants under drought-stress.

Lines	PEG (%)	Growth-parameters
		Root weight (g)	Shoot Weight (g)	Total biomass (g)	Root∶shoot ratio	Root volume (mL)	Pod weight (g)	Harvest index	Kernel weight (g)	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)
D1	No PEG	4.14±0.16^a	11.06±0.70^ab	26.68±1.21^a	0.37±0.01^a	8.15± 0.36^a	11.47±0.62^a	0.43±0.02^a	9.75±0.36^b	20.94±0.88^b	27.35±0.63^c
D2		4.25±0.63^a	9.66±0.27^b	25.85±0.51^a	0.44±0.06^a	6.32± 0.49^b	11.96±0.39^a	0.46±0.02^a	10.44±0.61^a	21.04±0.89^b	48.70±5.92^a
D3		3.86±0.46^a	12.31±0.58^a	28.53±0.64^a	0.32±0.04^a	7.77± 0.20^a	12.34±0.50^a	0.43±0.02^a	11.18±0.51^a	24.87±0.40^a	33.65±1.78^bc
WT		3.82±0.23^a	11.89±0.61^a	26.75±0.91^a	0.32±0.02^a	7.4± 0.55^ab	11.03±0.28^a	0.41±0.01^a	10.30± 0.39^a	21.99±1.53^ab	37.90±2.75^b
D1	10%	3.44±0.54^a	10.92±0.22^a	25.4±1.50^a	0.31±0.05^a	6.00± 1.01^a	11.03±0.81^a	0.43±0.01^a	9.71± 0.58^a	20.37±0.70^a	26.44±0.83^c
D2		3.17±0.46^a	10.66±0.37^a	25.32±0.84^a	0.30±0.04^a	5.63± 0.71^a	11.48±0.41^a	0.45±0.02^a	10.44±0.53^a	20.52±0.25^a	45.70±2.07^a
D3		2.67±0.17^a	11.66±0.56^a	25.09±0.71^a	0.23±0.02^a	6.10± 0.32^a	10.75±0.13^a	0.43±0.01^a	9.91±0.23^a	22.79±1.74^a	33.07±3.45^b
WT		2.57±0.17^a	12.26±1.13^a	24.8±0.84^a	0.22±0.04^a	5.30± 0.44^a	9.96±0.26^a	0.40±0.02^a	9.24±0.24^a	21.76±1.19^a	35.06±0.85^b
1	15%	2.64±0.41^a	10.64±0.35^ab	23.06±0.42^ab	0.25±0.04^a	4.72± 0.81^a	9.77±0.34^a	0.42±0.01^a	9.12±0.20^a	20.12±1.86^a	26.06±1.94^a
D2		2.77±0.27^a	9.82±0.60^b	22.85±0.38^b	0.29±0.04^a	5.63± 0.44^a	10.26±0.70^a	0.45±0.02^a	8.95±0.83^a	19.52±0.49^a	26.41±1.55^a
D3		2.48±0.22^a	11.49±0.71^ab	24.38±0.68^a	0.22±0.01^a	5.61± 0.32^a	10.40±0.47^a	0.43±0.02^a	9.71±0.68^a	20.31±0.65^a	32.34±4.11^a
WT		2.16±0.15^a	11.82±0.48^a	22.99±0.14^ab	0.18±0.02^a	4.07± 0.26^a	9.01±0.40^a	0.39±0.02^a	8.61±0.37^a	18.74±0.42^a	24.68±0.79^a
D1	20%	2.51±0.39^a	10.76±0.75^ab	22.64±0.17^b	0.24±0.05^ab	4.13± 0.55^a	9.36±0.63^a	0.41±0.03^a	8.43±0.48^a	20.04±0.54^a	25.76±3.31^b
D2		2.88±0.34^a	10.46±0.76^ab	22.8±0.41^b	0.28±0.04^a	6.39± 0.75^a	9.45±0.66^a	0.41±0.03^a	8.58±0.52^a	19.53±0.82^a	26.01±4.12^b
D3		2.74±0.41^a	12.39±0.77^a	24.5±0.43^a	0.22±0.04^ab	5.57± 0.74^ab	9.36±0.56^a	0.38±0.03^a	8.50±0.58^a	20.16±0.79^a	31.49±1.44^a
WT		1.15±0.03^a	8.53±0.55^b	15.2±0.78^c	0.13±0.01^b	4.07± 0.38^b	5.51±0.30^b	0.36±0.01^a	4.56±0.35^b	17.39±0.74^b	21.71±0.68^c

The data are mean of three replicates ± SE; Means followed by the same lower case letters within a column are not significantly different (P≤0.05).