Table 5.
Growth-related parameters of transgenic and WT (WS and WW) lines grown under soil-moisture deficit stress.
| Plant ID | Root-weight (g) | Shoot-weight (g) | Pod-weight (g) | Total-biomass (g) | HI | Rooot: Shoot ratio | Kernel-weight (g) | Root-volume (mL) | Shoot-length(cm) | Root-length(cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | 1.51± 0.22cd | 4.37± 0.42bc | 3.78± 0.51b | 9.67± 1.17bc | 0.39± 0.01b | 0.34± 0.02c | 3.08± 0.15b | 4.83± 0.60cd | 15.02± 0.78c | 18.43± 0.41bc |
| D2 | 1.61± 0.39c | 4.50± 0.99bc | 3.55± 0.60b | 9.65± 1.97bc | 0.37± 0.01b | 0.35± 0.01c | 2.45± 0.52b | 4.9± 0.31cd | 16.38± 2.16c | 21.00± 0.68bc |
| D3 | 3.82± 0.22a | 9.58± 0.92a | 6.06± 0.48ab | 19.45± 1.60a | 0.31± 0.01c | 0.40± 0.02bc | 3.90± 0.25ab | 13.93± 0.47a | 23.38± 1.17a | 28.30± 0.65ab |
| D4 | 1.01± 0.04d | 2.38± 0.24c | 2.03± 0.16c | 5.42± 0.41d | 0.38± 0.01b | 0.43± 0.03b | 1.47± 0.05c | 3.5± 0.76d | 13.70± 0.31c | 16.33± 0.73c |
| D5 | 1.76± 0.10bc | 4.69± 0.21bc | 4.05± 0.17b | 10.51± 0.40bc | 0.39± 0.01b | 0.38± 0.01bc | 3.23± 0.64b | 5.00± 0.29cd | 15.20± 0.20c | 23.37± 5.47b |
| D6 | 2.24± 0.06b | 5.18± 0.09bc | 5.06± 0.27ab | 12.48± 0.22b | 0.40± 0.01b | 0.43± 0.02b | 3.74± 0.43ab | 10.43± 0.30b | 18.57± 0.23bc | 29.43± 1.23a |
| D7 | 1.82± 0.09bc | 3.67± 0.24c | 3.76± 0.16b | 9.25± 0.48c | 0.41± 0.01b | 0.50± 0.02a | 2.62± 0.08b | 5.47± 0.64c | 15.90± 0.32c | 22.80± 0.93b |
| D8 | 1.98± 0.13bc | 4.73± 0.52bc | 4.24± 0.13b | 10.96± 0.71bc | 0.39± 0.02b | 0.42± 0.03b | 3.34± 0.16b | 5.72± 0.97c | 16.33± 1.19c | 21.90± 2.12bc |
| WS | 0.94± 0.02d | 2.92± 0.10c | 1.65± 0.14c | 5.51± 0.18d | 0.30± 0.02c | 0.32± 0.02c | 0.81± 0.03c | 2.60± 0.38d | 16.40± 0.46c | 17.60± 0.55bc |
| WW | 0.55± 0.05d | 5.28± 0.09b | 5.40± 0.22ab | 11.23± 0.14bc | 0.48± 0.01a | 0.10± 0.01d | 4.34± 0.20a | 2.00± 0.29d | 20.05± 0.31b | 15.96± 0.87c |
Where, D1 to D8, transgenic plants; WW and WS, well-watered and water-stressed WT respectively. 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).