FIGURE 7.

Effects of the ectopic expression of BdGATA13 on greening and flowering in transgenic Arabidopsis. (A) Relative expression levels of two transgenic lines by qRT-PCR, N.D., not detected. (B) Phenotype of the WT and the two transgenic lines in 5-day-old seedlings grown under long-day conditions, bar = 1 mm. (C) Phenotypes of 5-day-old WT and two transgenic lines grown in darkness, bar = 1 mm. (D) Average and standard deviations of chlorophyll levels of WT and transgenic plants grown for 5 days in light or darkness (three biological replications). (E) Flowering time comparison of WT and transgenic lines grown in long-day conditions. (F) Comparison of days to flowering for WT and transgenic plants. Values are means ± SD (n = 3). Asterisks represent statistically significant differences between the indicated samples. Student’s t-test: *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01.