Table 3 Effect of foliar application of Iron Sulfate on stress indicators of L. cylindrica under salinity stress.

From: Impact of iron sulfate (FeSO4) foliar application on growth, metabolites and antioxidative defense of Luffa cylindrica (Sponge gourd) under salt stress

Condition

Foliar (ppm)

MDA

(µmol g− 1 FW)

H2O2

(µmol g− 1 FW)

Control

0

7.12c

12.25c

0.01

6.37c

10.25cd

0.025

5.12cd

10.75cd

0.05

5.75cd

8.25d

0.1

5.12cd

7.75d

Salinity

0

12.63a

20.25a

0.01

9.62db

15.00b

0.025

8.25bc

12.75c

0.05

8.62cc

11.00cd

0.1

7.54c

10.50cd

ANOVA (F Value)

 Salinity(S)

 

***

***

 Foliar(F)

 

***

***

 Salinity*Foliar

 

ns

ns

  1. Each value is a mean of three replicates; different alphabetic letters indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) among treatments, *, ** and *** indicated significance at P ≤ 0.05, P ≤ 0.01 and P ≤ 0.001 respectively; ns indicated non-significant differences.
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