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Table 3 Tuber yield (g) per plant of the non-transgenic control (CK) and the transgenic potato plants with high expression of AtHKT1 gene under no-stress and salt stress

From: Improving salt tolerance in potato through overexpression of AtHKT1 gene

Groupa

NaCl concentration (mmol L− 1)

0

50

100

150

CK

242.7 ± 4.1 ab

204.3 ± 3.5 bc

105.0 ± 2.9 d

12.7 ± 1.5 e

Transgenic potato

247.5 ± 5.2 a

241.8 ± 4.9 a

218.0 ± 1.7 b

198.2 ± 3.2 c

  1. a CK is the “Shepody” non-transgenic potato cultivar, the other is transgenic potato lines with “High” (T3 and T13) degree of tolerance
  2. b The different letters behind the numbers denote significant differences according to Tukey’s HSD test at P < 0.05
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BMC Plant Biology

ISSN: 1471-2229

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