Table 2 Effect of different salinity stress with foliar silicate potassium application on some studied traits of Cichorium intybus L. plants

0

Control

0.39^g ± 0.02

0.34^d ± 0.02

0.72^e ± 0.04

0.20^cde ± 0.1

0.14ⁱ ± 0.02

1

0.44^de ± 0.03

0.40^c ± 0.02

0.84^c ± 0.04

0.24^abc ± 0.07

0.11ⁱ ± 0.04

2

0.51^c ± 0.03

0.46^b ± 0.03

0.96^b ± 0.05

0.24^abc ± 0.06

0.08ⁱ ± 0.02

3

0.61^a ± 0.02

0.56^a ± 0.03

1.16^a ± 0.06

0.24^abc ± 0.06

0.07ⁱ ± 0.03

80

Control

0.23^j ± 0.01

0.24^e ± 0.01

0.48^g ± 0.03

0.23^bcd ± 0.11

0.74^d ± 0.05

1

0.42^f ± 0.02

0.40^c ± 0.03

0.82^cd ± 0.05

0.24^abc ± 0.07

0.36^gh ± 0.01

2

0.45^d ± 0.02

0.41^c ± 0.03

0.85^c ± 0.05

0.24^abc ± 0.06

0.30^h ± 0.02

3

0.59^b ± 0.03

0.55^a ± 0.03

1.14^a ± 0.06

0.23^bcd ± 0.07

0.18ⁱ ± 0.04

160

Control

0.17^l ± 0.01

0.06^f ± 0.01

0.23ⁱ ± 0.01

0.14^fg ± 0.06

1.48^b ± 0.09

1

0.19^k ± 0.01

0.24^e ± 0.02

0.43^h ± 0.03

0.29^a ± 0.07

0.62^e ± 0.07

2

0.31ⁱ ± 0.02

0.22^e ± 0.02

0.53^f ± 0.03

0.22^bcd ± 0.06

0.53^ef ± 0.07

3

0.37^h ± 0.03

0.41^c ± 0.03

0.78^d ± 0.05

0.26^ab ± 0.09

0.46^fg ± 0.07

240

Control

0.13^m ± 0.01

0.03^g ± 0.01

0.16^j ± 0.01

0.12^g ± 0.05

2.27^a ± 0.1

1

0.22^j ± 0.02

0.24^e ± 0.01

0.47^gh ± 0.02

0.27^ab ± 0.08

0.94^c ± 0.04

2

0.43^ef ± 0.03

0.25^e ± 0.02

0.68^e ± 0.03

0.18^def ± 0.06

0.77^d ± 0.07

3

0.59^b ± 0.03

0.25^e ± 0.02

0.84^c ± 0.03

0.15^efg ± 0.05

0.62^e ± 0.08