Table 5 Effects of foliar α-oxoglutarate and nitrogen on leaf GS activity under drought stress (µmol h−1 g−1 FW).

From: Foliar application of alpha-ketoglutarate plus nitrogen improves drought resistance in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)

Treatment

S1 stage

S2 stage

S3 stage

Hefeng51

Hefeng43

Hefeng51

Hefeng43

Hefeng51

Hefeng43

DS1

180.98c

151.25c

171.25c

140.33b

152.32b

120.03b

DS2

183.26c

153.02c

172.37c

141.19b

155.18b

121.65b

DS3

191.95b

171.43b

182.49b

155.83b

158.87b

123.29b

CK1

165.47d

142.35d

148.46d

122.34c

136.14c

102.87c

CK2

218.13a

182.67a

219.81a

184.11a

220.54a

185.05a

Analysis of variance (ANOVA)

Treatment (T)

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Cultivar (C)

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C × T

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  1. Means with same letter within columns are not significantly different (P < 0.05) using LSD test.
  2. ***, **Significance at 0.001, and 0.01, respectively.