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Botanical Studies

Table 2 Effects on root/shoot ratio of length, fresh weight (FW) and dry weight (DW) in S. kotschyana shoots and roots exposed to 0 (Control), 150 mM and 300 mM NaCl for 7 and 14 d (days)

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

 

7 Days

14 Days

0 mM

150 mM

300 mM

0 mM

150 mM

300 mM

Root length/shoot length

0.576 ± 0.04a

0.568 ± 0.02a

0.519 ± 0.01b

0.607 ± 0.02a

0.515 ± 0.03b

0.528 ± 0.002c

Root FW/shoot FW

0.213 ± 0.01a

0.218 ± 0.01a

0.209 ± 0.02b

0.246 ± 0.02a

0.264 ± 0.03b

0.243 ± 0.003a

Root DW/shoot DW

0.123 ± 0.01a

0.131 ± 0.02c

0.118 ± 0.02b

0.122 ± 0.02a

0.167 ± 0.03c

0.12 ± 0.002a

  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).
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