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Table 1 Effect of salicylic acid treatments on growth attributes of B. carinata cultivars grown under salt stress

From: Salicylic acid alleviates salinity-caused damage to foliar functions, plant growth and antioxidant system in Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Br.)

Cultivars

Treatments

Root length

(cm)

Shoot length

(cm)

Stem basal

diameter (mm)

Number of

leaves

Leaf area

(mm2)

Leaf width

(mm)

Leaf length

(mm)

Adet 

Control

14.47 ± 0.68a

34.01 ± 2.01b

4.48 ± 0.23a

9.70 ± 0.44b

3482.13 ± 120.39b

54.41 ± 1.16b

114.50 ± 5.65a

0 mM NaCl, with 0.5 mM SA

15.21 ± 0.74a

(5.11)

46.82 ± 2.04a

(37.67)

4.56 ± 0.21a

(1.79)

12.51 ± 0.49a

(28.97)

3773.52 ± 196.37a

(8.37)

59.87 ± 1.23a

(10.03)

121.43 ± 7.21a

(6.05)

50 mM NaCl without SA

12.94 ± 0.76b

(10.57)

32.69 ± 1.98bc

(3.88)

4.44 ± 0.13a

(0.89)

9.20 ± 0.47b

(5.15)

3201.51 ± 129.40b

(8.06)

51.85 ± 0.98c

(4.71)

108.93 ± 6.65a

(4.86)

50 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

13.79 ± 0.68b

(4.70)

42.83 ± 3.16a

(25.93)

4.47 ± 0.19a

(0.22)

11.24 ± 0.49a

(15.88)

3473.95 ± 123.37a

(0.23)

53.85 ± 1.05b

(1.03)

112.78 ± 5.57a

(1.50)

100 mM NaCl without SA

10.86 ± 0.72bc

(24.95)

29.11 ± 3.01c

(14.41)

4.42 ± 0.17a

(1.34)

8.77 ± 0.49b

(9.59)

2868.69 ± 110.45c

(17.62)

49.14 ± 1.05c

(9.69)

100.45 ± 3.07ab

(12.27)

100 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

12.83 ± 0.69c

(11.33)

38.74 ± 2.44b

(13.91)

4.43 ± 0.20a

(1.12)

9.83 ± 0.45b

(1.34)

3081.26 ± 112.04bc

(11.51)

52.20 ± 1.05b

(4.06)

110.74 ± 4.12a

(3.28)

150 mM NaCl without SA

7.59 ± 0.73d

(47.55)

22.07 ± 2.36d

(35.11)

4.20 ± 0.18ab

(6.25)

7.68 ± 0.41c

(20.82)

2497.72 ± 125.30de

(28.27)

44.66 ± 1.17d

(17.92)

92.75 ± 5.98b

(19.00)

150 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

9.46 ± 0.70cd

(34.62)

26.73 ± 1.58c

(21.41)

4.28 ± 0.17a

(4.46)

8.14 ± 0.37b

(16.08)

2784.54 ± 110.82c

(20.03)

48.64 ± 0.83c

(10.60)

97.93 ± 5.07b

(14.47)

Merawi

Control

12.16 ± 0.70b

33.50 ± 1.72b

4.38 ± 0.21a

9.33 ± 0.48b

3270.02 ± 133.89b

54.04 ± 1.01b

113.70 ± 5.87a

0 mM NaCl, with 0.5 mM SA

13.61 ± 0.72a

(11.92)

42.17 ± 2.41a

(25.88)

4.41 ± 0.18a

(0.68)

11.87 ± 0.52a

(27.22)

3501.49 ± 111.45ab

(7.08)

57.27 ± 1.31a

(5.98)

120.73 ± 6.56a

(6.18)

50 mM NaCl without SA

10.88 ± 0.78b

(10. 53)

31.05 ± 1.56c

(7.31)

4.34 ± 0.16a

(0.91)

8.29 ± 0.51b

(11.15)

3016.92 ± 120.32c

(7.74)

51.64 ± 1.12c

(4.44)

106.53 ± 4.94a

(6.31)

50 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

12.93 ± 0.86b

(6.33)

38.64 ± 2.91b

(15.34)

4.39 ± 0.18a

(0.23)

10.72 ± 0.56a

(14.90)

3184.06 ± 113.09bc

(2.63)

53.60 ± 1.04b

(0.81)

112.64 ± 4.85a

(0.93)

100 mM NaCl without SA

9.01 ± 0.62c

(25.90)

27.68 ± 2.70c

(17.31)

4.31 ± 0.15a

(1.60)

7.12 ± 0.47c

(23.69)

2663.94 ± 127.49d

(18.53)

48.42 ± 0.94c

(10.40)

97.04 ± 4.11b

(14.65)

100 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

10.92 ± 0.79bc

(10.20)

33.42 ± 1.76b

(0.24)

4.32 ± 0.22a

(1.37)

8.27 ± 0.42b

(11.36)

2805.82 ± 115.19cd

(14.20)

51.94 ± 1.07b

(3.89)

105.74 ± 4.54a

(7.00)

150 mM NaCl without SA

6.10 ± 0.82e

(49.84)

20.62 ± 3.00d

(38.45)

3.87 ± 0.14b

(11.64)

6.61 ± 0.40d

(29.15)

2311.73 ± 118.83e

(29.31)

43.73 ± 1.08d

(19.08)

90.67 ± 4.01c

(20.26)

150 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

8.52 ± 0.69d

(29.93)

24.76 ± 1.84cd

(26.19)

3.98 ± 0.12b

(9.13)

7.24 ± 0.39c

(22.40)

2596.83 ± 115.39de

(20.59)

45.92 ± 0.94d

(15.03)

96.07 ± 4.43b

(15.51)

  1. Each value represents the mean ± SE of five replicates. Numbers followed by different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) according to the Duncan test
  2. Values within parenthesis are percent variation as obtained from the control plants of respective cultivars