Table 4 Response of yield traits of cowpea cultivar Sids-19 to plasma exposure time under different salinity levels in 2023 growing season.

From: Utilization of plasma as an ameliorator for forage productivity and in vitro traits of cowpea cultivated in salty soil

Variable

Plant height (cm)

Branches number plant−1

Leaves number plant−1

Leaves fresh weight plant−1 (g)

Total forage yield plant−1 (g)

EC3.0

 2.0 min

123.8a

3.67ab

29.75a

48.58a

144.9a

 1.0 min

112.7a–c

3.33ab

20.92a–c

45.92a

153.3a

 0.0 min

94.87b–d

2.67a–c

14.42cd

23.00bc

90.00cd

EC5.5

 2.0 min

117.4ab

4.00a

24.83ab

36.17ab

131.3ab

 1.0 min

101.9a–c

3.00a–c

17.67bc

26.58bc

101.0bc

 0.0 min

86.20c–e

2.00bc

8.416d

16.08cd

51.77ef

EC7.0

 2.0 min

71.27de

3.33ab

19.67bc

23.67bc

54.87e

 1.0 min

63.60ef

3.67ab

25.25ab

26.25bc

65.13de

 0.0 min

42.97f

1.33c

8.250d

9.583d

20.60f

  1. EC3.0, EC5.5 and EC7.0: soil salinity at 3.0, 5.5 and 7.0 dS m−1, respectively; 0.0, 1.0, and 2.0 min: the plasma exposure times by minute. Different letters within columns refers that there are significant variations at 0.05 level of probability. Means were separated based on Duncan’s multiple range test (P ≤ 0.05).
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