Figure 8.

Soybean AtXTH31 transgenic plants show an enhanced flooding tolerance phenotype by promoting adventitious roots, lateral roots, tertiary root tips, and elongated primary roots. (A) Flooding effects on soybean seedlings. The V1 stage seedlings were flooded with water for 7 days. Bar indicates 5 cm. (B) Length of primary root compared between transgenic and control soybean plants under 7 days of flooding conditions. (C–E) The effects of flooding on number of lateral roots, tertiary root tips and adventitious roots per transgenic plant. (n ≥ 20). * indicates differences between the maverick and transgenic soybean (p < 0.05).