Table 2 Trait means for ten morpho-physiological parameters in TCCP at the seedling stage under saline stress.

Traits^β

Control

NaCl

10ppm Se

10ppm Se + 150mM NaCl

20ppm_Se

20ppm Se + 150mM NaCl

SIS***

1.0^a

4.3^b

1.0^a

4.0^b

1.0^a

4.0^b

CHL***

27.0^a

19.1^b

28.9^a

26.9^a

29.8^a

27.4^a

SHL(cm)*

36.8^a

28.4^b

33.0^ab

30.8^ab

32.3^ab

30.9^ab

RL (cm)^ns

12.6^a

12.1^a

12.2^a

12.5^a

11.9^a

12.4^a

SNC (mmol kg^− 1)***

82.3^b

1662^a

173^b

1545^a

112^b

1580^a

SKC (mmol kg^− 1)^ns

782^a

552^a

661^a

550^a

505^a

567^a

SNaK***

0.10^b

3.04^a

0.25^b

2.83^a

0.23^b

3.01^a

RNC (mmol kg^− 1)***

342^b

1615^a

246^b

784^ab

367^b

384^b

RKC (mmol kg^− 1)^ns

195^a

431^a

178^a

241^a

241^a

148^a

RNaK***

1.82^b

3.94^a

1.27^b

3.25^a

1.48^b

2.55^ab