Figure 6. PsCRN115 expression enhances drought tolerance in transgenic plants.

(a) Seed germination at 12 days after sowing. (b) Germination rates. The data was scored and calculated at the indicated time points when treated with mannitol (**, P < 0.01, Dunnett’s test). (c) Phenotypes of plants submitted to drought stress at the vegetable stage. Water was withheld from 8-week-old plants for 12 d, after which the plants were watered for 2 d to allow them to recover. BD, before drought treatment; RW, re-watering. (d) Survival rates of plants under drought stress. Data represent the means ± SE of three independent experiments (**, P < 0.01, Dunnett’s test). (e) Water loss from the detached leaves of the indicated plants. The rate of water loss was calculated based on the loss of fresh weight in the samples. Bars indicate the standard error of 10 biological replicates.