Table 5 Effects of different concentrations of melatonin on energy allocation per unit cross-sectional area of tomato leaves under saline-alkali stress.

From: Effects of exogenous melatonin on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of tomato seedlings under saline-alkali stress

Treatments

Light energy absorbed

per unit area

ABS/CSm

Heat dissipation per

unit area

DIo/CSm

Electron transport yield per unit area

ETo/CSm

Light energy captured

per unit area TRo/CSm

CK

3564.3333 ± 24.7004a

568.6667 ± 4.6667b

1788.3333 ± 31.2641a

2995.6667 ± 20.0361a

T0

3336.6667 ± 51.4144b

654.6667 ± 14.8586a

1223.3333 ± 35.0254c

2753.3333 ± 43.3026b

T1

3367.0000 ± 39.6274b

635.3333 ± 50.6008ab

1370.3333 ± 65.9731bc

2763.6667 ± 43.3487b

T2

3416.3333 ± 63.8288b

573.0000 ± 10.2144b

1511.6667 ± 36.4478b

2781.0000 ± 19.5021b

T3

3408.0000 ± 32.0364b

568.3333 ± 5.8119b

1496.0000 ± 26.0832b

2798.6667 ± 45.1676b

T4

3356.3333 ± 47.6807b

616.3333 ± 17.9475ab

1258.0000 ± 67.5450c

2740.0000 ± 57.1664b

  1. Note: The results in the table are means ± SE of three independent replications. Different letters in the table represent significant differences between treatments (p < 0.05).