Table 1 Morphological traits of water spinach plants grown in different growth conditions.

From: Methyl jasmonate counteracts cadmium toxicity in water spinach plant by adjusting growth, physiology and redox regulation

Treatments

Longest RL (cm plant−1)

SL (cm plant−1)

RSR

Leaf number (plant−1)

LA (cm2 plant−1)

SLA (cm2 g−1)

Control

15.7 ± 1.2 b

45.8 ± 3.6 a

0.35 ± 0.03 c

11.3 ± 0.8 a

62.3 ± 1.6 a

0.40 ± 0.009 b

Cd10

18.8 ± 1.1 ab

33.8 ± 2.5 cd

0.57 ± 0.08 a–c

8.8 ± 0.3 b

40.7 ± 2.8 b

0.49 ± 0.010 a

Cd20

21.7 ± 1.0 ab

31.3 ± 2.3 d

0.71 ± 0.07 a

8.3 ± 0.3 b

30.0 ± 2.4 c

0.41 ± 0.010 b

Cd10MJ2.5

22.5 ± 1.9 a

42.1 ± 0.7 a–c

0.54 ± 0.05 a–c

11.7 ± 0.3 a

46.0 ± 0.9 b

0.4 ± 0.023 ab

Cd10MJ5

18.7 ± 1.6 ab

44.5 ± 1.3 ab

0.42 ± 0.04 bc

11.3 ± 0.5 a

57.1 ± 2.7 a

0.42 ± 0.025 ab

Cd20MJ2.5

22.6 ± 1.5 a

36.0 ± 1.0 b–d

0.63 ± 0.05 ab

9.8 ± 0.3 ab

38.9 ± 2.0 bc

0.39 ± 0.015 b

Cd20MJ5

20.1 ± 1.2 ab

36.8 ± 1.0 a–d

0.55 ± 0.04 ac

10.0 ± 0.4 ab

42.4 ± 1.1 b

0.42 ± 0.015 ab

  1. Treatment means with different letters in a column denote significant differences at 5% levels of probability. Values are treatment mean ± SEM (n = 6). Treatment description: Cd10 = 10 µM Cd, Cd20 = 20 µM Cd, Cd10MJ2.5 = 10 µM Cd + 2.5 µM MeJA, Cd10MJ5 = 10 µM Cd + 5 µM MeJA, Cd20MJ2.5 = 20 µM Cd + 2.5 µM MeJA, Cd20MJ5 = 20 µM Cd + 5 µM MeJA. Traits description: RL root length, SL shoot length, RSR root-shoot ratio, LA leaf area, SLA specific leaf area.
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