Table 1 Effect of BR application on growth parameters in two foxtail millet cultivars under Sigma Broad treatment.

From: Spraying Brassinolide improves Sigma Broad tolerance in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) through modulation of antioxidant activity and photosynthetic capacity

cultivars

time

treatment

plant height (cm)

leaf area (cm2)

fresh mass (g)

Jingu 21

7 DAT

Control (Water)

10.73 ± 1.07 a

15.15 ± 1.37 a

1.15 ± 0.40 a

Sigma Broad

8.17 ± 0.57 b

9.54 ± 1.42 b

0.74 ± 0.41 a

BR + Sigma Broad

10.47 ± 0.15 a

9.73 ± 0.46 b

0.98 ± 0.62 a

15 DAT

Control (Water)

18.50 ± 0.70 a

21.78 ± 3.06 a

2.65 ± 0.49 a

Sigma Broad

7.17 ± 2.02 c

9.29 ± 0.26 b

0.73 ± 0.40 b

BR + Sigma Broad

11.03 ± 0.75 b

12.89 ± 0.72 b

1.05 ± 0.59 b

Zhangza 5

7 DAT

Control (Water)

12.40 ± 0.36 a

20.53 ± 3.81 a

1.68 ± 0.37 a

Sigma Broad

8.23 ± 0.15 b

9.39 ± 1.68 b

0.87 ± 0.45 b

BR + Sigma Broad

9.00 ± 0.87 b

9.59 ± 0.43 b

0.91 ± 0.54 b

15 DAT

Control (Water)

15.23 ± 1.50 a

27.70 ± 7.62 a

2.53 ± 0.69 a

Sigma Broad

6.83 ± 0.29 c

9.80 ± 0.41 b

0.77 ± 0.45 b

BR + Sigma Broad

9.97 ± 1.15 b

11.15 ± 0.99 b

0.93 ± 0.66 b

  1. Data are the mean ± standard error (n = 3). Duncan’s multiple range test at 5% probability level was used to compare the mean values of the treatment effects in each cultivar. Same letters after data indicate non-significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05).
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