| Plant height (cm) | Leaf area (cm2) | Leaf SPAD value | Shoot FW (g) | Shoot DW (g) | Root FW (g) | Root DW (g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 25.8 ± 1.7a | 38.5 ± 3.4a | 34.5 ± 1.3c | 39.5 ± 4.0a | 3.8 ± 0.25ab | 17 ± 2.9c | 1.9 ± 0.30c |
Salinity | 17.5 ± 1.3c | 30.5 ± 2.6c | 40.2 ± 2.2a | 31 ± 3.6c | 3.4 ± 0.50b | 22 ± 3.2b | 2.8 ± 0.25b |
Salinity + root SA pretreatment | 20 ± 1.8b | 34.8 ± 2.2ab | 35 ± 0.8c | 35 ± 4.1ab | 3.7 ± 0.47ab | 24.8 ± 2ab | 3.1 ± 0.26ab |
Salinity + foliar SA pretreatment | 24.8 ± 1.7a | 36 ± 1.4ab | 37.8 ± 0.9b | 38.2 ± 2.2a | 4.2 ± 0.30a | 27.5 ± 2.1a | 3.4 ± 0.22a |
Salinity + foliar SA treatment | 21.3 ± 1.6b | 33.3 ± 2.7bc | 35.7 ± 1bc | 34 ± 2.9ab | 3.7 ± 0.34ab | 23.3 ± 1.7b | 3.1 ± 0.30ab |
ANOVAa | F4,15 = 46.3** | F4,15 = 35.8** | F4,15 = 22.3** | F4,15 = 46.1* | F4,15 = 0.31 ns | F4,15 = 60.3** | F4,15 = 1.2** |