Table 3 Effect of salicylic acid treatments on leaf pigments of B. carinata cultivars grown under salt stress

Adet

Control

6.89 ± 0.57a

4.93 ± 0.12a

12.17 ± 0.17a

3.14 ± 0.06b

0 mM NaCl, with 0.5 mM SA

7.13 ± 0.68a

(3.48)

5.21 ± 0.08c

(5.68)

13.42 ± 0.30b

(10.27)

3.81 ± 0.08a

(21.34)

50 mM NaCl without SA

5.17 ± 0.47b

(24.96)

4.16 ± 0.21b

(15.62)

10.27 ± 0.15c

(15.61)

2.95 ± 0.07b

(6.05)

50 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

6.79 ± 0.58a

(1.45)

4.87 ± 0.14a

(1.22)

12.08 ± 0.15a

(0.74)

3.07 ± 0.05b

(2.23)

100 mM NaCl without SA

4.71 ± 0.43bc

(31.64)

3.47 ± 0.15d

(29.61)

9.32 ± 0.19d

(23.42)

2.41 ± 0.04d

(23.25)

100 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

5.28 ± 0.56b

(23.37)

4.63 ± 0.19a

(6.09)

10.28 ± 0.28c

(15.53)

3.04 ± 0.05b

(3.18)

150 mM NaCl without SA

2.96 ± 0.47e

(57.04)

2.47 ± 0.21f

(49.90)

6.21 ± 0.26g

(48.97)

1.57 ± 0.08f

(50.00)

150 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

4.03 ± 0.45c

(41.51)

3.26 ± 0.14d

(33.87)

8.02 ± 0.22d

(34.10)

2.26 ± 0.04d

(28.03)

Merawi

Control

6.43 ± 0.54a

4.12 ± 0.13b

13.04 ± 0.15a

3.02 ± 0.04b

0 mM NaCl, with 0.5 mM SA

7.02 ± 0.53a

(9.18)

4.97 ± 0.18b

(20.63)

12.84 ± 0.28b

(1.53)

3.25 ± 0.09b

(7.62)

50 mM NaCl without SA

5.04 ± 0.44b

(21.62)

4.03 ± 0.13b

(2.18)

10.13 ± 0.24c

(14.88)

2.88 ± 0.06c

(4.64)

50 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

6.37 ± 0.42a

(0.93)

4.10 ± 0.12b

(0.49)

11.07 ± 0.18a

(15.11)

3.00 ± 0.04b

(0.66)

100 mM NaCl without SA

4.52 ± 0.38bc

(29.70)

3.22 ± 0.13e

(21.84)

9.17 ± 0.13d

(29.68)

2.35 ± 0.06d

(22.19)

100 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

5.11 ± 0.45bc

(20.53)

4.17 ± 0.21b

(1.21)

10.02 ± 0.22c

(23.16)

2.97 ± 0.07b

(1.66)

150 mM NaCl without SA

2.85 ± 0.38e

(55.68)

2.09 ± 0.16g

(49.27)

6.08 ± 0.24g

(53.37)

1.24 ± 0.07g

(58.94)

150 mM NaCl with 0.5 mM SA

3.99 ± 0.32c

(37.95)

3.00 ± 0.16e

(27.18)

8.05 ± 0.20f

(38.27)

2.07 ± 0.05e

(31.46)