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Table 1 Effects on growth [length, fresh weight (FW), dry weight (DW)] and chlorophyll fluorescence (F v /F m ) in S. kotschyana shoots and roots exposed to 0 (Control), 150 mM and 300 mM NaCl for 7 and 14 d

From: Variations in osmotic adjustment and water relations of Sphaerophysa kotschyana: Glycine betaine, proline and choline accumulation in response to salinity

Groups

Shoot

Root

Length (cm)

FW (g)

DW (g)

Fv/Fm

Length (cm)

FW (g)

DW (g)

0 mM (7d)

16.3 ± 0.7a

0.61 ± 0.05a

0.065 ± 0.004a

0.833 ± 0.01a

9.39 ± 0.73a

0.13 ± 0.06a

0.008 ± 0.001a

150 mM (7d)

16.0 ± 0.8a

0.55 ± 0.01a

0.061 ± 0.012a

0.841 ± 0.01a

9.10 ± 0.42a

0.12 ± 0.08a

0.008 ± 0.001a

300 mM (7d)

14.3 ± 0.6b

0.43 ± 0.01b

0.059 ± 0.002a

0.847 ± 0.01a

7.43 ± 0.31b

0.09 ± 0.01b

0.007 ± 0.001a

0 mM (14d)

20.4 ± 0.77a

0.69 ± 0.04a

0.09 ± 0.001a

0.843 ± 0.01a

12.4 ± 0.83a

0.17 ± 0.07a

0.011 ± 0.0020a

150 mM (14d)

19.0 ± 1.35a

0.53 ± 0.02b

0.06 ± 0.005b

0.844 ± 0.01a

9.8 ± 0.63b

0.14 ± 0.01b

0.010 ± 0.0002a

300 mM (14d)

15.2 ± 1.15b

0.41 ± 0.03c

0.05 ± 0.008c

0.781 ± 0.01b

8.8 ± 0.57b

0.10 ± 0.01b

0.006 ± 0.0001b

  1. Letters a, b and c indicate a statistically significant difference between treated plants and untreated plants. The different letters are significantly different (P <0.05).