Fig. 4From: BnaABF2, a bZIP transcription factor from rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), enhances drought and salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis Responses of wild type WT and transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing BnaABF2 to drought and salt stresses. a Expression levels of BnaABF2 gene in WT, BnaABF2-2, BnaABF2-11 and BnaABF2-15 transgenic lines. ACTIN2 was used as a loading control. b Two-week-old WT and transgenic plants were well watered (Control) or deprived of water for 2 weeks and then rewatered (Drought). The photos were taken on day 1 after rewatering. c Survival rates of 4-week-old WT and transgenic plants on day 1 after rewatering. d Two-week-old WT and transgenic plants grown in soil under normal conditions (Control) or following salt treatment for 2 weeks (300 mM NaCl). e Survival rates of 4-week-old WT and transgenic plants after salt stress in soil. Values are mean ± SE from three independent experiments (n = 50). *, P < 0.01 compared with WT in the same treatmentBack to article page