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Table 1 Growth and damage parameters measured in plants subjected to heat and combined heat and drought stress

From: Expression of OsMYB55 in maize activates stress-responsive genes and enhances heat and drought tolerance

Treatment

Genotype

Height* (cm)

Stem diameter* (mm)

Damaged leaves*

Chlorophyll Content* (index units)

Fresh biomass* (g)

Dry biomass* (g)

Control

WT

59.1 ± 1.07a

8.2 ± 0.16a

0.0 ± 0.00a

19.3 ± 0.45a

9.0 ± 0.53a

0.74 ± 0.05a

 

P1

59.2 ± 1.43a

8.1 ± 0.17a

0.0 ± 0.00a

19.9 ± 0.70a

9.2 ± 0.76a

0.75 ± 0.06a

 

P4

58.8 ± 1.12a

8.4 ± 0.50ab

0.0 ± 0.00a

21.7 ± 1.12a

11.0 ± 0.39a

0.85 ± 0.06a

 

P5

60.2 ± 1.10a

8.9 ± 0.38b

0.0 ± 0.00a

20.6 ± 1.36a

10.9 ± 0.36a

0.80 ± 0.05a

Heat

WT

44.8 ± 1.61b

5.9 ± 0.31c

2.1 ± 0.35b

7.7 ± 0.81be

5.3 ± 0.47b

0.41 ± 0.05b

 

P1

49.6 ± 1.60c

6.5 ± 0.25cd

0.8 ± 0.32c

10.0 ± 1.15bc

7.4 ± 0.56c

0.61 ± 0.06c

 

P4

48.9 ± 1.14c

6.7 ± 0.25d

0.4 ± 0.18c

8.3 ± 0.99b

5.7 ± 0.52b

0.45 ± 0.05b

 

P5

47.2 ± 0.79bc

6.9 ± 0.36d

0.9 ± 0.20c

9.0 ± 1.32b

5.7 ± 0.73b

0.44 ± 0.05b

Drought

WT

49.0 ± 1.17c

5.8 ± 0.15c

0.0 ± 0.00a

12.7 ± 0.67c

4.2 ± 0.34d

0.31 ± 0.02d

 

P1

53.0 ± 1.01c

6.5 ± 0.15d

0.0 ± 0.00a

18.1 ± 0.68a

5.0 ± 0.30b

0.44 ± 0.03b

 

P4

51.3 ± 0.60c

6.6 ± 0.37d

0.0 ± 0.00a

16.5 ± 1.12a

4.4 ± 0.39bd

0.38 ± 0.02b

 

P5

51.6 ± 1.07c

6.1 ± 0.17c

0.0 ± 0.00a

18.9 ± 1.08a

4.7 ± 0.30b

0.44 ± 0.06b

Heat +

WT

39.3 ± 0.90d

3.5 ± 0.24e

4.2 ± 0.22d

3.9 ± 0.53d

1.1 ± 0.11e

0.16 ± 0.02e

Drought

P1

41.0 ± 1.04d

4.2 ± 0.21f

2.6 ± 0.29b

6.3 ± 0.94e

1.2 ± 0.08e

0.16 ± 0.03e

 

P4

39.3 ± 0.87d

4.3 ± 0.12f

2.0 ± 0.17b

6.6 ± 0.45e

1.0 ± 0.09e

0.16 ± 0.03e

 

P5

41.7 ± 0.82d

4.7 ± 0.14f

2.3 ± 0.17b

5.9 ± 0.39e

1.0 ± 0.09e

0.12 ± 0.02e

  1. WT wild-type; P1, P4 and P5, over-expression plants. Plants are those shown in Fig. 4 and measurements were performed five days after treatment
  2. *Within each parameter, means ± SE a,b,c,d,e,f Same letter after values indicate that they are not significantly different from each other at p < 0.05