Table II.

Growth properties of Alfin1-sense-transformed plants on 128 mm NaCl

Plant	Survival	New Leaf Growth	Percentage
		g/plant
No. 1 (parent)	4 /5	0.56  ± 0.32	100
No. 1 + vector	3 /4	0.42  ± 0.32	75
No. 1 + sense-1a	7 /7	1.40  ± 0.17	250
No. 1 + sense-2a	7 /7	1.85  ± 0.23	330
No. 1 + sense-3a	3 /3	1.45  ± 0.32	259
IW9b	7 /7	1.10  ± 0.18	196

Multiple rooted cuttings from each plant were established in individual Conetainers in perlite for 6 weeks and grown on one-quarter-strength Hoagland solution. All shoots were then cut back to the crown. Growth was continued from that point on one-quarter-strength Hoagland solution supplemented with 128 mm (0.75%) NaCl. The newly regrown shoots were harvested and weighed after 17 d. Data are means ± sd.

^aPlants sense-1, sense-2, and sense-3 correspond to S1, S2, and S3 shown in Figure 4. 

^bNaCl-tolerant plant regenerated after selection in tissue culture from parent plant no. 1 (Winicov, 1991).