Figure 5.

Arabidopsis aterf115 seedlings are sensitive to salt. (a) Photographs and (b) bar graph showing the dosage dependent reduction in the germination of seeds of aterf115 compared to wild type. Both WT (Columbia) and aterf115 seeds were surface sterilized and cold stratified for 3 days before sowing onto MS agar plates containing NaCl (0–100 mM). The number of germinated seeds were counted from day 1 to 4 and the photographs were taken 7 days after germination. (c) Pictures depicting the salt sensitivity of the aterf115 seedlings to salt treatment. (d) Graph showing the rate of root growth under varying external salt. Surface sterilized and cold stratified seeds were sown onto MS agar plates containing NaCl (0–100 mM). Photographs and root lengths were measured at the end of seven days after germination. Scale bar = 10 mm.