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Table 2 Influences of soil water conditions and foliar treatments on wheat yield and its components

From: Role of exogenous-applied salicylic acid, zinc and glycine betaine to improve drought-tolerance in wheat during reproductive growth stages

Soil

water conditions

Foliar treatments

No.

of grains spike−1

Grain weight spike−1

(g)

1000-grain weight

(g)

Biological yield pot− 1

(g)

Grain yield pot− 1

(g)

Harvest

index

(%)

WW

CK

38.12a ± 0.97

1.48bc ± 0.03

38.97bc ± 0.93

58.93cd ± 0.73

22.77cd ± 0.73

38.58b ± 2.33

SA

41.40a ± 0.99

1.73ab ± 0.07

41.64ab ± 0.76

67.80ab ± 2.67

27.28ab ± 0.83

40.46ab ± 2.82

Zn

39.42a ± 1.41

1.57b ± 0.03

39.89b ± 0.85

66.32bc ± 3.41

25.42bc ± 0.24

38.62b ± 0.80

GB

42.02a ± 1.71

1.78a ± 0.03

42.52a ± 1.65

70.33a ± 2.61

29.24a ± 0.77

41.70a ± 2.01

Means

40.23

1.64

40.75

65.84

26.18

39.83

WD

CK

35.69a ± 1.32

1.14e ± 0.04

31.87f ± 0.23

43.16g ± 0.88

15.36f ± 0.29

35.60cd ± 0.74

SA

36.93a ± 1.05

1.29cd ± 0.06

34.98d ± 1.08

50.77e ± 1.71

19.66de ± 0.34

38.80b ± 1.20

Zn

36.13a ± 0.54

1.20de ± 0.04

33.24ef ± 1.39

48.75ef ± 1.39

17.70e ± 0.69

36.30c ± 1.07

GB

37.46a ± 1.12

1.35c ± 0.03

36.15cd ± 0.39

54.02de ± 2.22

21.10d ± 0.53

39.16ab ± 1.50

Means

36.55

1.24

34.05

49.17

18.45

37.46

  1. Values are means (±SE) of three replicates. For L.S.D.’s results, means with various letters indicate the significant differences (p < 0.05). WW well-watered; WD water-deficient; CK control (double distilled water); SA salicylic acid; Zn zinc; GB glycine betaine