Table 1 Effect of triacontanol spray on morphological characters of hot pepper plants under salt stress.

From: Triacontanol regulates morphological traits and enzymatic activities of salinity affected hot pepper plants

 

Treatments

Shoot length (cm)

Root length (cm)

Plant F.W. (g)

Plant D.W. (g)

Plant height (cm)

Leaf area (cm2)

T0

Control

37.46 ± 1.47a

13.77 ± 1.67a

58.77 ± 1.43a

11.02 ± 0.40 a

39.53 ± 1.23 a

233.24 ± 7.45 a

T1

75 mM NaCl (S)

22.30 ± 1.89d

7.55 ± 0.43c

37.55 ± 4.60c

4.30 ± 0.61c

25.66 ± 1.81 c

160.61 ± 10.26 b

T2

Triacontanol 25 µM + S

25.60 ± 1.23 cd

8.77 ± 0.87bc

41.10 ± 1.70 c

6.60 ± 0.57bc

29.28 ± 0.10 bc

165.50 ± 7.93 b

T3

Triacontanol 50 µM + S

28.57 ± 0.28bc

11.07 ± 0.80ab

43.82 ± 1.76c

7.57 ± 0.65bc

33.22 ± 2.56 ab

181.83 ± 10.98 b

T4

Triacontanol 75 µM + S

31.40 ± 1.10b

10.65 ± 0.96b

50.90 ± 1.45b

8.64 ± 0.30b

35.44 ± 4.02 ab

209.84 ± 4.68 a

  1. Means sharing the same letter for a parameter, do not differ significantly at p ≤ 0.05; F.W. = Fresh Weight; D.W. Dry weight.
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