Table 4 Effect of plasma dose on qualitative screening of the anti-nutritional factors of Cowpea cv. GIZA-18 under different salinity levels.

From: In vitro assessment of Cowpea cv. GIZA-18 forage grown from low-pressure radiofrequency plasma-treated seeds under salt stress

Variable

No-salinity

Moderate salinity

High salinity

PD2

PD1

PD0

PD2

PD1

PD0

PD2

PD1

PD0

Total tannins

+

+

++

+

+

++

+

+

++

Total saponin

++

+

++

++

+

+++

++

+

+++

  1. No-salinity, moderate salinity and high salinity: soil salinity at 3.0, 5.5 and 7.0 dS m− 1, respectively; PD0, PD1 and PD2: plasma dose of 0.0, 1.0, and 2.0 min, respectively. + indicates presence (low intensity), ++ indicates moderate presence and +++ indicates high presence.
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