Figure 6.

SlCBL10 disruption promoted the retention of Ca²⁺ in leaf and stem under salinity conditions. A, Wild-type and Slcbl10 mutant plants grown in a hydroponic system under salt conditions (HSTa assay). Ca²⁺ content was analyzed in stem (first internode) and in the first developed leaf prior to salt treatment (0 DST) and after 2 and 6 DST. B, Grafted plants between wild-type and Slcbl10 mutant were subjected to hydroponic salt treatment (HSTa assay conditions). Ca²⁺ content was analyzed in the first developed leaf and in root at 0 DST and 6 DST. C, Fruit yield, fruit number, and BER incidence in wild-type and mutant plants at 0 DST and after 50 DST. Values are the mean ± se of three biological replicates of five plants each. Asterisks indicate significant differences between wild type and Slcbl10 mutant (Student’s t test, P < 0.05). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences in each tissue (root or leaf) determined by ANOVA (P < 0.05).