Table 5 Impact of different treatments on palmitic acid (%), steric acid (%), oil contents (%), and Linolic acid (%) of sunflower plants.

From: Mitigation of salinity stress via improving growth, chlorophyll contents and antioxidants defense in sunflower with Bacillus pumilis and biochar

Treatments

Palmitic acid (%)

Steric acid (%)

Oil contents (%)

Linolic acid (%)

Control (2.98 dS/m EC)

0.75NAT-BC

3.41 ± 0.02c

4.57 ± 0.04c

37.38 ± 0.49c

58.43 ± 0.17c

0NAT-BC

3.13 ± 0.02a

4.29 ± 0.05a

35.34 ± 0.28a

55.37 ± 0.29a

Bacillus pumilus

3.25 ± 0.05b

4.45 ± 0.06b

36.35 ± 0.42b

56.71 ± 0.48b

Bacillus pumilus + 0.75NAT-BC

3.54 ± 0.05d

4.73 ± 0.08d

39.08 ± 0.56d

59.67 ± 0.72d

 

SS (6.44 dS/m EC)

0.75NAT-BC

2.95 ± 0.03 g

58.43 ± 0.17c

33.02 ± 0.6 g

51.33 ± 1.49 g

0NAT-BC

2.8 ± 0.02e

55.37 ± 0.29a

30.65 ± 0.68e

46.61 ± 0.55e

Bacillus pumilus

2.86 ± 0.02f

56.71 ± 0.48b

31.98 ± 0.31f

48.62 ± 0.73f

Bacillus pumilus + 0.75NAT-BC

3.07 ± 0.03 h

59.67 ± 0.72d

34.13 ± 0.34 h

53.82 ± 0.6 h

  1. Values are the mean of 4 replicates ± SE. Different letters showed significant changes at p ≤ 0.05; Tukey Test. Control (2.98 dS/m EC); SS (6.44 dS/m EC) (Salinity stress). Nitrilotriacetic acid mixed biochar (NAT-BC).
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