Table 3. Candidate genes within germination speed under salt X-QTL regions.

AGI	Gene Name	QTL	Description	Citation
AT1G72770	HAB1	SaltEarlyQ1.4	Protein phosphatase 2C, mutant has ABA hypersensitive inhibition of seed germination	Kuhn et al. 2006
AT2G29090	CYP707A2	SaltLateQ2.1	Protein involved in ABA catabolism, plays a major role in the rapid decrease in ABA levels during early seed imbibition	Liu et al. 2009
AT2G29380	HAI3	SaltLateQ2.1	Highly ABA-induced PP2C gene 3	Schweighofer et al. 2004
AT2G31660	SAD2	SaltLateQ2.1	Encodes an importin β-domain family protein likely to be involved in nuclear transport in ABA signaling	Verslues et al. 2006
AT4G28520	CRU3	SaltEarlyQ4.1	Encodes a 12S seed storage protein whose phosphorylation state is modulated in response to ABA in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds	Lin et al. 2013
AT4G30660	N/A	SaltEarlyQ4.1	Low temperature and salt responsive protein family	www.arabidopsis.org
AT5G45830	DOG1	SaltEarlyQ5.2	DELAY OF GERMINATION 1. Causal gene of a quantitative trait locus involved in the control of seed dormancy	Bentsink et al. 2006
AT5G51760	AHG1	SaltEarlyQ5.2	ABA-hypersensitive germination 1, a putative PP2C. Expressed in seeds and functions in seed development and germination	Nishimura et al. 2007
AT5G52300	LTI65	SaltEarlyQ5.2	Encodes a protein that is induced in expression in response to water deprivation such as cold, high-salt, and desiccation via ABA	Nakashima et al. 2006
AT5G54390	AHL	SaltEarlyQ5.2	Encodes a 3′-phosphoadenosine-5′-phosphate (PAP) phosphatase that is sensitive to physiological concentrations of Na+	Gil-Mascarell et al. 1999

AGI, Arabidopsis Genome Initiative.