Figure 2.

Tolerance to water deficit stress. Six-week-old plants were subjected to water stress, sampled at days 0, 5, 10, and 15 after cessation of irrigation, and analyzed for overall plant phenotype. The lea13 and lea30 lines showed greater susceptibility to water stress than the wild-type, which was more evident on day 10. Although all plants were planted and grown in the same space and conditions, the lea13 and lea30 lines showed a delay in development regardless of whether they received irrigation or drought, more pronounced in the lea13 line. Ten plants for each line were used as the experimental unit. Photographs were taken just in the drought stress (Left control plants were well-watered, and on the Right side are plants subjected to drought stress).