TABLE 3.
Details of different disturbance treatments
| Abbreviation | Name | Stress description | Recovery description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMB | Ambient | No addition | No addition |
| DR | Drought | Without lids and air-dried by an electric fan | Rewetting to 50% field capacity moisture |
| FL | Flooding | 5 cm of deionized water above the soil surface | Discharge redundant gravitational water and decrease to 50% field capacity moisture |
| FR | Freeze-thaw cycles | Each cycle consisted of freezing at −20°C for 24 h, followed by thawing and incubation at 28°C for 48 h | 28°C in an incubator |
| HE | Heat | 45°C in an incubator | 28°C in an incubator |