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Table 1 Mean square values of morphological and biochemical traits of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties grown in salinity stress under foliar application of salicylic acid

From: Exogenous application of salicylic acid ameliorates salinity stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Source

RL

RFW

RDW

SL

SFW

SDW

LA

SK+

SNa+

SCa2+

SLA

LAI

V

36 ***

9.16 ***

0.07 ***

272.25 ***

6.99***

0.06 ***

7243 ***

324 ***

6.25***

6.25 ***

1.47 ***

52,556,146 ***

SA

22.02***

3.04***

0.02***

363.25***

0.18ns

0.05***

337***

150.4 ***

3.06***

3.69***

5.87 ***

2911044.2***

Salinity

16***

15.8***

0.01***

812.25***

0.01

0.02***

597***

93.4***

3.36***

3.31***

2.88***

2103046.2***

V x SA

0.08 ns

0.10ns

6.02 ns

0.58ns

0.81ns

0.43***

1140490.4 ***

5.14**

0.02ns

0.08ns

22825.16ns

64575.6 ns

Salinity x V

1 ns

8.52 ***

0.01 **

20.25 *

0.11 ns

7.11 ns

2087061.8 ***

7.11**

0.44*

0.44*

22825.11ns

43279.8 *

Salinity x SA

0.08ns

0.83ns

6.25ns

6.083ns

7.40***

7.58ns

1380914.6***

0.56ns

0.08ns

0.86ns

65101ns

2629.26ns

Salinity x V x SA

0.08 ns

0.08 ns

4.08 ns

0.75 ns

3.07 ***

2.86 ns

122667.2 ***

5.93**

0.69ns

0.69ns

52556ns

168687.94*

Error

0.72

0.19

1.86

3.861

0.26

4.44

110959.56

0.65

0.96

0.02

58,049,869

23603.97

LSD V

0.58

0.30

0.93

1.35

0.37

0.04

229.16

0.52

0.68

0.24

5241.64

105.69

LSD SA

0.71

0.36

0.14

1.65

0.45

0.01

280.66

0.67

0.06

0.22

6419.67

129.45

LSD Salinity

0.58

0.30

0.03

1.35

0.37

0.04

229.16

0.52

0.68

0.24

5241.64

105.69

  1. *** Significant at P ≤ 0.05, ns; non-significant, V; Variety, SA; Salicylic Acid, RL; Root length, RFW; Root Fresh Weight, SL; Shoot Length; SFW; Shoot Fresh Weight; SDW; Shoot Dry Weight, PH; Plant Height, LA; Leaf Area, SK+; Shoot potassium, SNa+; Shoot sodium, SCa2+; Shoot calcium; SLA: Specific leaf area; LAI: Leaf Area Index