Table 2.
Effect of water stress on yield and its different components in the wild type (WT) and transgenic lines (TaV1 and TaV2). Fifteen-day-old plants were exposed to water stress for 6 days followed by regular watering. Data represent the mean ± S.E of ten replicates comprising of three plants each
| Yield components | Control | 6 DAS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT | TaV1 | TaV2 | WT | TaV1 | TaV2 | |
| Siliques per plant | 50 ± 2.3 | 48.9 ± 2.0 | 49 ± 2.7 | 15 ± 1.2 | 21.8 ± 1.3 | 19.1 ± 2.0 |
| Seeds per silique | 53 ± 1.2 | 52 ± 1.6 | 52 ± 1.9 | 9 ± 0.92 | 23.4 ± 1.7 | 20.8 ± 2.7 |
| 100 seed weight (mg) | 20 ± 1.1 | 19.5 ± 1.0 | 19.9 ± 0.95 | 1.6 ± 0.12 | 1.8 ± 0.07 | 1.8 ± 0.19 |
| Seed yield per plant (mg) | 53 ± 1.4 | 49.6 ± 2.1 | 50.7 ± 2.5 | 2.1 ± 0.15 | 9.4 ± 0.09 | 7.1 ± 0.7 |
DAS days after stress