TABLE 1.

Effect of drought stress on M. truncatula plant water status and physiological parameters.

Parameters	Control	Drought
Yleaf (MPa)	−0.45 ± 0.01	−1.54 ± 0.02*
Leaf WC (%)	85.24 ± 0.43	81.67 ± 0.43*
Root WC (%)	92.28 ± 0.63	65.52 ± 0.95*
Substrate WC (%)	77.16 ± 0.31	20.88 ± 1.27*
gs (cm s–1)	0.09 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00*
Chlorophyll content	63.04 ± 0.83	63.44 ± 1.74
Shoot (g DW)	1.36 ± 0.06	1.46 ± 0.12
Root (g DW)	2.07 ± 0.11	1.69 ± 0.10

Values represent the mean ± SE (n = 15). Asterisks indicate significant differences between control and drought (Student’s t-test p < 0.05).