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Table 3 Impact of alleviation treatments on growth parameters of chilling-stressed coriander plants at the flowering stage. Coriander control plants and chilling-stressed ones were subjected to pot. Silicate (80 mM), HA (50 mgl−1) or γ-radiation (50 Gy). The shown data was extracted by using 3 biological and 3 technical replicates. Each biological replicate is comprised of 10 plants (one pot). The mean value of each biological replicate represents the value of one technical replicate. The readings of the 3 technical replicates were recorded. The mean value of the technical replicates was used to calculate ±SE. Also, the least significant differences (LSD) at 5% level were calculated to compare the means of different treatments according to Snedecor and Cochran [92]. The values with the same letter are not significantly different (P<0.05). The raw data set of the technical replicates was attached as a supplementary file. By being the best alleviation element against the chilling stress, the percentage of increase (inc.) in all measurements, triggered by HA application, was further investigated. This percentage was calculated by subtracting the value of control/chillied reading from the reading value of any physiological treatment, then the result was divided by the reading of control value, and finally, the result is multiplied by 100

From: Metabolic activities and molecular investigations of the ameliorative impact of some growth biostimulators on chilling-stressed coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) plant

Growth Parameters

Shoot length (cm)

No. of leaves/ plant

No. of branches /plant

Leaves area/plant (cm)2

F. wt. of root (g)

D. wt. of shoot (g)

Root length (cm)

F. wt. of shoot

D. wt. of root (g)

No. of inflorescence/plant

Treatment

Control

32 ± 1.5d

69.67 ± 1.45d

7.33 ± 0.33d

39.31 ± 0.43e

2.62 ± 0.1d

0.480 ± 0.025ed

9.17 ± 0.4de

0.136 ± 0.008e

0.082 ± 0.006f

7 ± 0,57cd

Chilling (6 °C ± 0.5)

27.9 ± 0.49e

40.33 ± 1,45e

5 ± 0.57e

14.28 ± 0.71f

2.14 ± 0.24d

0.314 ± 0.005 e

9.73 ± 0.2 cde

0.137 ± 0.01e

0.0495 ± 0.002g

5 ± 0.57d

Pot. silicate (80 mM)

36.67 ± 1.2 c

103.33 ± 2.4a

9 ± 0.57bcd

94.29 ± 0.82b

4.83 ± 0.088b

0.926 ± 0.04b

12.07 ± 1ab

0.319 ± −.04c

0.114 ± 0.01d

11 ± 0.57ab

Humic acid (50 mg.l−1)

46 ± 1.5a

101 ± 0.58a

12 ± 0.57a

108.84 ± 3.17a

7.2 ± 0.65a

1.686 ± 0.16a

13.37 ± 0.4a

0.93 ± 0.088 a

0.245 ± 0.007a

12 ± 0.57a

γ-ray (50 Gy)

40.17 ± 0.44b

89.67 ± 1,45b

9.67 ± 0.88bc

90.31 ± 1.5b

3.87 ± 0.32bc

0.8129 ± 0.02bc

11.23 ± 0.8bc

0.474 ± 0.038b

0.197 ± 0.01b

8.67 ± 0.88c

Chilling + Pot. silicate

34 ± 0.57cd

80.33 ± 4.6c

8 ± 0.57cd

57.39 ± 1.14d

2.41 ± 0.06d

0.473 ± 0.06 de

10.2 ± 0.15cd

0.194 ± 0.006de

0.0823 ± 0.003f

6.33 ± 0.88d

Chilling + Humic acid

36 ± 1.52c

93.67 ± 1.8b

10 ± 0.57b

71.82 ± 1.5c

4.1 ± 0.25b

0.979 ± 0.04b

10.6 ± 0.3bcd

0.433 ± 0.02 b

0.138 ± 0.02c

9 ± 0.57bc

Chilling + γ-ray (50 Gy)

28.33 ± 0.88e

80 ± 1.15c

8 ± 0.29cd

59.34 ± 3.2d

3.07 ± 0.37 cd

0.608 ± 0.03cd

9.57 ± 0.57d

0.285 ± 0.008cd

0.108 ± 0.003e

8 ± 0.57cd

LSD at 0.05

3.174

6.77

1.756

5.609

0.973

0.207

1.629

0.111

0.002

2.071

% of inc. by HA over control

12.5

15.6

56.5

103.9

218.4

68.3

34.4

36.4

82.7

28.6

% of inc. by HA over chilling-stressed

29.3

8.94

91.6

208.5

216.1

178.8

132.3

100

402.9

80