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

Table 6. Growth-parameters of transgenic and WT plants under salinity-stress.

Lines	NaCl	Growth-parameters
		Root weight (g)	Shoot weight (g)	Total biomass (g)	Root: Shoot ratio	Root volume (mL)	Root length (cm)	Pod weight (g)	Harvest index	Shoot length (cm)	Kernel weight (g)
D1	No NaCl	4.76±0.31^a	11.68±0.40^a	29.52±0.40^a	0.41±0.02^a	6.67±0.43^b	29.92±0.49^a	13.08±0.27^a	0.44±0.02^a	20.39±0.56^a	10.06±0.49^ab
D2		3.87±0.31^ab	10.68±1.18^a	27.27±1.23^ab	0.36±0.07^a	7.83±0.55^a	30.26±0.87^a	12.72±0.49^a	0.47±0.03^a	20.97±0.87^a	10.55±0.58^ab
D3		4.59±0.25^a	10.95±0.14^a	28.87±0.34^a	0.42±0.03^a	6.63±0.38^b	31.83±0.08^a	13.33±0.30^a	0.46±0.02^a	21.50±0.68^a	11.29±0.67^a
WT		3.29±0.42^b	10.89±0.59^a	24.68±1.13^b	0.30±0.03^a	6.17±0.18^b	30.89±0.20^a	10.50±0.42^b	0.42±0.01^a	19.65±0.98^a	9.48±0.40^b
D1	100 mM	3.92±0.11^a	10.57±0.37^a	26.18±0.87^a	0.37±0.01^a	6.47±0.48^b	29.43±0.78^a	11.69±0.57^a	0.44±0.01^ab	20.00±1.04^a	9.92±0.60^a
D2		3.75±0.24^a	10.80±0.50^a	25.62±0.36^a	0.35±0.02^a	7.70±0.38^a	30.05±0.46^a	11.07±0.44^a	0.43±0.02^b	19.98±0.14^a	10.07±0.73^a
D3		2.81±0.19^b	7.80±0.81^b	20.16±1.48^b	0.36±0.01^a	5.53±0.43^c	30.60±0.61^a	9.55±0.61^b	0.47±0.01^a	19.87±0.99^a	8.51±0.52^b
WT		2.05±0.15^c	10.95±0.44^a	21.55±0.60^b	0.18±0.02^b	5.90±0.42^bc	28.59±0.77^a	8.55±0.51^b	0.40±0.01^b	19.05±0.89^a	7.72±0.75^b
D1	150 mM	2.86±0.23^a	10.41±0.32^a	23.52±0.68^a	0.27±0.03^ab	6.27±0.45^a	28.14±1.07^a	10.25±0.27^a	0.44±0.01^a	19.35±1.22^a	9.31±0.72^a
D2		2.64±0.31^a	8.66±0.09^ab	19.73±0.91^b	0.30±0.05^a	5.90±0.45^b	29.77±1.13^ab	8.43±0.56^b	0.42±0.01^a	19.70±0.74^a	7.27±0.77^ab
D3		2.68±0.12^a	7.83±0.26^b	19.24±1.37^b	0.34±0.03^a	4.57±0.15^c	30.36±0.27^a	8.73±0.49^ab	0.45±0.01^a	19.77±0.79^a	8.19±0.90^a
WT		1.76±0.31^b	10.29±0.06^a	18.89±0.54^b	0.17±0.03^b	4.13±0.12^c	27.15±0.68^b	6.84±0.53^b	0.36±0.02^b	18.82±0.67^a	5.77±0.87^b
D1	200 mM	2.53±0.27^a	9.55±0.10^a	21.18±0.62^a	0.26±0.03^a	5.83±0.37^a	27.38±0.56^b	9.10±0.41^a	0.43±0.01^a	19.95±0.20^a	8.04±0.80^a
D2		2.19±0.42^a	8.29±0.20^b	17.12±0.42^b	0.26±0.05^a	5.07±0.43^a	27.64±0.40^b	6.64±0.16^b	0.39±0.01^b	19.56±0.73^a	5.39±0.65^b
D3		2.25±0.20^a	7.25±0.47^b	17.30±1.37^b	0.31±0.01^a	4.57±0.79^ab	30.17±0.27^a	7.80±0.82^ab	0.45±0.01^a	19.33±0.58^a	6.64±0.79^ab
WT		1.18±0.04^b	8.80±0.01^ab	15.72±1.23^b	0.13±0.01^b	3.33±0.15^b	25.73±0.40^c	5.74±0.58^b	0.37±0.01^b	17.15±0.40^b	5.04±0.52^b

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).