Fig. 5

Overexpression of PsAKR1 in Tellahamsa genotype rescued seed viability by scavenging cytotoxic compounds. a Transgenic seeds showed higher seedling vigour index compared to wild type Tellahamsa seeds, different letters above the error bars indicate significance levels, n = 10, three biological replications with minimum 10 seeds were tested for ageing treatments. Student t-test for both wild type and transgenic seeds were conducted. Alphabets with same letters are non-significant at p = < 0.05. b and c Correlation between germination percentage with electrolyte conductivity (EC) and pH of the seed leachate of rice transgenic and wild type seeds after soaking in water. d Correlation between reduction in methylglyoxal (MG) with seedling vigour index (SVI). e and f Correlation between germination with MG content and malondialdehyde (MDA) content. Data points in different colours indicate wild type seeds exposed to control (red), 48 h (yellow) and 72 h (green) of aging conditions