Expression of <i>Os08g01480</i> in <i>Arabidopsis</i> confers tolerance for HMs. Seeds of WT (Col-0) and transgenic lines (L1, L2 and L3) were germinated vertically for 11 d on ½ MS medium supplemented with 5 μM As(III), 100 μM As(V), 50 μM Cd and 50 μM Cr(VI).

<p>(A) Phenotypic changes of WT and transgenic lines grown in different HMs. (B) Relative Root length of the WT and transgenic plants during stress conditions in comparison to WT and transgenic plants grown in non treated media. All values are the mean of triplicates (±SD) Values marked with similar letters are not significantly (Duncan’s test: p<0.05) different.