Table 1 Effects of drought on leaf water status of two E. sibiricus genotypes.

From: Comparative physiological and transcriptomic analyses reveal genotype specific response to drought stress in Siberian wildrye (Elymus sibiricus)

Genotype

Moisture gradient

Field water content (FWC) %

Water potential Ψw (Mpa)

Osmotic potential Ψs (Mpa)

Turgor pressure Ψt (Mpa)

DT

75

− 0.82 ± 0.04 e

− 1.29 ± 0.01 f

0.46 ± 0.03 d

60

− 1.19 ± 0.04 d

− 1.99 ± 0.02 d

0.80 ± 0.03 b

45

− 2.06 ± 0.04 c

− 2.98 ± 0.01 b

0.91 ± 0.03 a

30

− 2.83 ± 0.06 a

− 3.18 ± 0.06 a

0.35 ± 0.13 e

DS

75

− 0.82 ± 0.04 e

− 1.27 ± 0.01 f

0.45 ± 0.03 de

60

− 1.19 ± 0.04 d

− 1.85 ± 0.02 e

0.66 ± 0.06 c

45

− 1.98 ± 0.02 c

− 2.89 ± 0.03 c

0.92 ± 0.04 a

30

− 2.53 ± 0.08 b

− 2.99 ± 0.03 b

0.46 ± 0.05 d

  1. Values are presented as the means ± standard deviation (SD) (n = 6) and bars indicate SD; columns with different letters indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 (Tukey’s test). DT drought-tolerant genotype, DS drought-sensitive genotype, FWC field water content.
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