Figure 6.

Expression patterns of several marker genes related to several drought resistance-associated traits in smxl6,7,8 mutant and wild-type (WT) plants under normal and dehydration conditions. Rosette leaves of 24-day-old soil-grown plants were used for qRT-PCR analysis. Relative transcript levels were normalized to a value of 1 in the non-dehydrated WT. Data shown are means and standard errors (n = 3 biological replicates). Asterisks show significant differences between the smxl6,7,8 mutant and WT plants in the same treatment condition (Student’s t-test; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001).