Table 2 Interactive effect of different concentrations of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) under alkaline stress on growth indices of squash plant.
Conditions | Treatments (mg/L) | Root length (cm) | Shoot length (cm) | Root fresh weight (g) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | Number of leaves (n) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
control (0Â mM) | 0 | 7.33d | 19.06Â cd | 5.00Â cd | 10.24de | 3.66Â cd |
25 | 9.33c | 24.73abc | 7.36bc | 20.25c | 5.00e | |
50 | 10.66ab | 29.06ab | 8.65b | 30.27b | 6.33b | |
75 | 12.22a | 35.66a | 10.33a | 38.32a | 7.01a | |
Alkaline stress (40Â mM) | 0 | 4.24f. | 12.60d | 2.33d | 7.23e | 2.06d |
25 | 6.01ef | 18.70Â cd | 4.00Â cd | 13.34d | 3.38Â cd | |
50 | 7.66e | 22.06bcd | 4.66c | 20.28c | 4.68c | |
75 | 8.66d | 26.02abc | 6.33b | 28.25b | 6.01ab |