Table 4 Effects of FA on the absorbance of red ink, membrane injury, transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (gs) and the ratio of transpiration rate to stomatal conductance (E/gs) of cucumber leaves

From: Water balance altered in cucumber plants infected with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum

Treatments

Absorbance of red ink

membrane injury (%)

E (mmol H2O m−2 s−1)

gs (mol H2O m−2 s−1)

E/gs (×10−3)

0 ppm

0.077 ± 0.007 b

9.46 ± 1.39 b

7.06 ± 0.65 a

0.302 ± 0.057 a

23.7 ± 2.46 b

100 ppm

0.689 ± 0.082 a

25.59 ± 5.86 a

3.49 ± 0.17 b

0.110 ± 0.009 b

31.9 ± 1.26 a

  1. Note: The roots of the cucumber plants were treated with 0 ppm and 100 ppm FA for 9 h. For red ink absorption, the roots were immersed in red ink solution for another 10 h. The data represent the mean ± SD of five replicates. The significant differences (P < 0.05) among the treatments are indicated by different letters.
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