Table 1 Effect of different salinity stress with foliar silicate potassium application on some studied traits of Cichorium intybus L. plants

0

Control

10.97^c ± 0.54

2.85^d ± 0.16

25.95^h ± 0.28

0.77^a ± 0.01

0.15^j ± 0.01

16.62^cde ± 0.95

113.81^d ± 1.02

0.7

11.17^c ± 0.61

2.90^d ± 0.17

25.93^h ± 0.12

0.78^a ± 0.02

0.14^j ± 0.02

16.86^bc ± 0.92

119.72^c ± 1.27

1.4

12.08^b ± 0.66

3.26^b ± 0.18

27.02^g ± 0.19

0.79^a ± 0.01

0.14^j ± 0.01

17.38^ab ± 0.94

123.44^b ± 1.32

2.1

15.18^a ± 0.83

3.42^a ± 0.19

22.52^j ± 0.21

0.79^a ± 0.01

0.13^j ± 0.01

17.68^a ± 0.96

134.49^a ± 1.43

80

Control

6.70^g ± 0.38

2.34^g ± 0.14

34.93^b ± 0.13

0.69^c ± 0.02

0.92^h ± 0.05

12.76^j ± 0.77

13.84^h ± 0.54

0.7

9.38^d ± 0.54

2.54^f ± 0.15

27.06^g ± 0.10

0.74^b ± 0.02

0.92^h ± 0.04

14.61^hi ± 0.89

15.92^g ± 0.29

1.4

10.52^c ± 0.60

2.59^ef ± 0.16

24.64ⁱ ± 0.19

0.74^b ± 0.01

0.81ⁱ ± 0.04

15.96^ef ± 0.97

19.60^f ± 0.36

2.1

12.21^b ± 0.70

3.04^c ± 0.17

24.89ⁱ ± 0.14

0.74^b ± 0.01

0.75ⁱ ± 0.03

16.68^cd ± 0.96

22.26^e ± 0.48

160

Control

4.48^h ± 0.26

1.57^k ± 0.1

34.96^b ± 0.13

0.59^e ± 0.01

1.67^b ± 0.1

10.81^k ± 0.66

6.49^k ± 0.1

0.7

6.58^g ± 0.38

2.11^h ± 0.13

31.99^d ± 0.12

0.69^c ± 0.02

1.31^d ± 0.08

14.41ⁱ ± 0.88

10.97ⁱ ± 0.31

1.4

7.36^ef ± 0.43

2.40^g ± 0.15

32.64^c ± 0.15

0.70^c ± 0.03

1.11^f ± 0.07

15.33^fg ± 0.94

13.85^h ± 0.28

2.1

7.73^e ± 0.45

2.68^e ± 0.17

34.68^b ± 0.23

0.71^c ± 0.01

1.01^g ± 0.06

16.10^de ± 0.99

15.97^j ± 0.31

240

Control

2.44ⁱ ± 0.08

0.76ⁱ ± 0.03

30.98^e ± 0.33

0.52^f ± 0.01

1.95^a ± 0.09

8.28^l ± 0.36

4.24^l ± 0.07

0.7

4.94^h ± 0.16

1.79^j ± 0.7

36.11^a ± 0.39

0.60^de ± 0.01

1.59^c ± 0.07

13.30^j ± 0.49

8.36^j ± 0.08

1.4

6.78^fg ± 0.22

1.92ⁱ ± 0.08

28.35^f ± 0.31

0.61^de ± 0.02

1.30^d ± 0.06

14.03ⁱ ± 0.52

10.76ⁱ ± 0.09

2.1

6.62^g ± 0.21

2.04^hi ± 0.09

30.85^e ± 0.33

0.62^d ± 0.01

1.19^e ± 0.05

15.25^gh ± 0.56

12.79^h ± 0.08