Figure 4.
Drought stress tolerance test in the WT and transgenic plants. (A) Seeds of WT and transgenic lines germinated on filter paper soaked in different solutions of PEG6000: water without PEG6000; 8% PEG8000; 12% PEG6000; (B) Leaf senescence phenotype of WT and transgenic lines after drought treatment. Scale bar = 1 cm. (C,D) Statistics of germination rate and root length for different genotypes. (E) Survival rate of WT and transgenic plants after re-watering for 3 days. (F–H) After treatment with drought for 14 days, the total chlorophyll content, ion leakage rate and MDA content of isolated leaves of different genotypes. Using Student’s t-test, asterisks indicate statistically significant differences (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01). Data are shown as mean ± SD from three independent experiments.