Table 1 Stress susceptibility indices (SSI), Stress tolerance (TOL), and Stress tolerance index (STI) for yield traits of the transgenic lines (average of two years).

From: Improved drought tolerance in wheat plants overexpressing a synthetic bacterial cold shock protein gene SeCspA

Indices

SSI

TOL

STI

Agronomic trait

1000-grain weight

Panicle number

Grain yield

1000-grain weight

Panicle number

Grain yield

1000-grain weight

Panicle number

Grain yield

SeCspA-1

0.272a

0.746a

0.864a

0.815a

0.2

1.441a

1.057a

1.031a

0.610a

SeCspA-2

0.317a

0.756a

0.872a

0.940a

0.2

1.448a

1.048a

1.005a

0.601a

SeCspB-1

1.468

1.159

1.094

4.130

0.3

1.809

0.852

0.948

0.491

SeCspB-2

1.535

1.167

1.097

4.310

0.3

1.810

0.841

0.935

0.487

control

1.514

1.193

1.109

4.180

0.3

1.817

0.813

0.893

0.474

  1. aIndicates significant (P < 0.05) improvement relative to nontransgenic control.