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Table 3 Agro-morphological parameters of barley cultivated under different salinity treatments

From: Influence of salinity on the biometric traits of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) cultivated under an integrated aquaculture-agriculture system

30 DAS

Treatment

Plant height (cm)

Internode number plant−1

Stalk diameter (mm)

Leaf number plant−1

Leaf area (cm2)

LAI

SPAD

T0

57.10a ± 3.08

1.94a ± 0.24

6.08a ± 0.65

4.67a ± 0.49

40.40a ± 4.71

2.88a ± 0.34

383.00a ± 73.30

T1

56.00a ± 0.00

1.11c ± 0.32

5.05b ± 0.60

3.67c ± 0.49

31.60b ± 4.25

2.26b ± 0.30

388.00a ± 39.50

T2

56.00a ± 0.00

1.61b ± 0.50

5.10b ± 0.79

4.06b ± 0.54

32.60b ± 5.49

2.33b ± 0.39

363.00a ± 71.30

T3

56.00a ± 0.00

1.61b ± 0.50

5.11b ± 0.43

4.17b ± 0.58

33.70b ± 5.57

2.40b ± 0.39

393.00a ± 33.60

60 DAS

 T0

128.00a ± 4.38

6.94a ± 1.11

5.98a ± 0.61

6.17a ± 0.51

43.20a ± 5.38

3.09a ± 0.39

430.00a ± 46.90

 T1

116.00b ± 5.00

5.94b ± 0.80

5.68ab ± 0.58

5.50b ± 0.51

40.50a ± 5.17

2.89a ± 0.37

342.00b ± 42.70

 T2

102.00c ± 3.96

5.44b ± 0.86

5.21c ± 0.63

5.56b ± 0.62

41.30a ± 4.71

2.95a ± 0.34

322.00b ± 36.00

 T3

102.00c ± 9.36

5.44b ± 0.51

5.47bc ± 0.60

5.61b ± 0.50

38.30a ± 7.11

2.74a ± 0.51

335.00b ± 52.70

90 DAS

 T0

130.00a ± 3.55

4.67bc ± 0.84

4.93a ± 0.74

5.28a ± 0.67

29.40a ± 7.02

2.10a ± 0.50

243.00a ± 97.80

 T1

110.00b ± 8.31

4.94ab ± 1.11

4.91a ± 0.64

5.50a ± 0.62

32.30a ± 4.96

2.31a ± 0.35

183.00a ± 64.10

 T2

104.00c ± 5.70

5.33a ± 0.77

4.92a ± 0.54

5.67a ± 0.69

30.00a ± 6.56

2.14a ± 0.47

208.00a ± 75.20

 T3

110.00b ± 4.57

4.44c ± 0.52

4.92a ± 0.41

5.39a ± 0.50

33.40a ± 6.54

2.39a ± 0.45

232.00a ± 54.70

  1. Data is expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6). Different lower superscript letters within each column indicate a significant difference between treatments (P < 0.05). T0: Control, T1: 5,000 ppm, T2: 10,000 ppm, T3: 15,000 ppm, LAI Leaf area index, DAS Days after sowing