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Table 2 Effect of interaction of water regimes and rootstocks on vegetative growth. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (Duncan’s multiple range test at p < 0.05) and ± value indicates to stander error

From: Grafting enhances drought tolerance by regulating stress-responsive gene expression and antioxidant enzyme activities in cucumbers

Root stock

Treatment

Plant height

(cm)

Shoot DM

(g)

Root DM

(g)

NO. of leaves

LA

(cm2)

LWC

(%)

R LA

(Leaf tiller−.day−1)

RSE

(Cm tiller−.day−1)

Super green

1.00 ETc

145.3 ± 0.1 a-d

55.95 ± 4.80 a-c

52.97 ± 7.09 a-d

30.87 ± 3.06 a-d

20.87 ± 0.36 ab

84.34 ± 0.27 a-d

0.2767 ± 0.09 b-e

1.567 ± 0.07 a-c

0.75 ETc

140.7 ± 7.7 a-d

46.36 ± 14.26 a-d

48.26 ± 7.05 a-d

29.33 ± 0.58 b-e

19.50 ± 0.67 a-e

84.13 ± 0.74 a-d

0.260 ± 0.01 d-f

1.53 ± 0.32 b-d

0.50 ETc

138 ± 12.0 a-e

35.41 ± 7.25 cd

32.76 ± 6.40 ef

28.63 ± 1.15 b-f

15.07 ± 2.56 f

83.16 ± 0.81 de

0.2233 ± 0.04 ef

1.49 ± 0.19 cd

Just

1.00 ETc

160 ± 50.7 a-c

58.47 ± 15.03 a-c

53.53 ± 0.11 a-d

35.00 ± 2.52 a

20.54 ± 4.18 a-c

84.52 ± 0.29 ab

0.333 ± 0.05 a-d

1.537 ± 0.39 b-d

0.75 ETc

149.3 ± 24.6 a-d

56.54 ± 17.81 a-c

51.77 ± 12.74 a-d

32.20 ± 8.08 a-c

19.81 ± 1.98 a-d

83.44 ± 0.18 b-e

0.2667 ± 0.08 c-f

1.537 ± 0.36 b-d

0.50 ETc

126.3 ± 30.81b-e

34.67 ± 16.12 cd

41.09 ± 5.49 d-f

25.33 ± 2.0 e–g

17.31 ± 0.67 a-f

83.24 ± 1.00 c-e

0.2300 ± 0.01 ef

1.36 ± 0.16 c-f

Guard 1

1.00 ETc

156 ± 36.1 a-c

63.32 ± 18.85 ab

59.59 ± 1.28 a

33.34 ± 2.7 ab

17.08 ± 0.01 a-f

85.28 ± 0.91 a

0.3633 ± 0.03 a

1.89 ± 0.32 a

0.75 ETc

145 ± 21.6 a-d

46.78 ± 21.33 a-d

55.13 ± 20.90 a-c

27.33 ± 3.6 c-f

15.33 ± 0.74 ef

85.06 ± 0.90 a

0.2400 ± 0.02 ef

1.56 ± 0.10 a-c

0.50 ETc

125.7 ± 0.1 b-e

46.15 ± 0.1 a-d

43.83 ± 0.1 b-f

25.74 ± 1.73 d-g

14.06 ± 0.64 f

83.76 ± 0.11 b-e

0.2233 ± 0.10 ef

1.19 ± 0.07 d-g

Guard 2

1.00 ETc

145 ± 57.9 a-d

59.28 ± 19.40 a-c

52.02 ± 4.37 a-d

29.32 ± 2.98 b-e

21.16 ± 4.31 ab

85.20 ± 0.31 a

0.3267 ± 0.02 a-d

1.44 ± 0.20 c-e

0.75 ETc

142.7 ± 9.7 a-d

39.02 ± 29.77 b-d

56.11 ± 14.17 ab

28.89 ± 0.19 b-f

15.70 ± 2.83 d-f

84.19 ± 0.87 a-d

0.2833 ± 0.05 b-e

1.31 ± 0.03 c-f

0.50 ETc

139 ± 14.7a-d

35.77 ± 23.93 cd

41.53 ± 6.72 d-f

24.00 ± 2.84 fg

13.99 ± 5.37 f

83.44 ± 0.19 b-e

0.2133 ± 0.02 ef

1.02 ± 0.11 fg

C.L. Colocynthoides

1.00 ETc

175.7 ± 5.2 a

56.51 ± 9.95 a-c

51.98 ± 3.72 a-d

31.67 ± 1.73 a-c

20.89 ± 1.96 ab

84.39 ± 1.64 a-c

0.3500 ± 0.05 ab

1.89 ± 0.15 a

0.75 ETc

166 ± 8.4 ab

37.71 ± 22.20 b-d

49.15 ± 1.02 a-d

30.12 ± 1.75 a-e

16.84 ± 0.47 b-f

83.64 ± 1.06 b-e

0.3367 ± 0.06 c-f

1.88 ± 0.32 ab

0.50 ETc

114.3 ± 14.98 de

36.60 ± 7.22 cd

45.39 ± 4.07 b-e

24.08 ± 3.77 fg

15.33 ± 3.05 c-f

83.39 ± 1.59 b-e

0.2500 ± 0.03 ef

1.12 ± 0.18 e–g

Luarens

1.00 ETc

152.7 ± 17.6 a-d

67.28 ± 25.28 a

59.69 ± 9.19 a

30.87 ± 0.84 a-d

21.45 ± 2.43 a

84.52 ± 0.23 ab

0.2867 ± 0.01 b-e

1.35 ± 0.06 c-f

0.75 ETc

122.7 ± 12.7 c-e

34.75 ± 5.50 cd

41.66 ± 9.66 c-f

26.08 ± 2.00 d-g

11.06 ± 3.61 g

83.36 ± 0.63 b-e

0.2400 ± 0.03 ef

1.26 ± 0.15 c-g

0.50 ETc

86.67 ± 22.4 f

27.85 ± 0.1 d

21.61 ± 0.1 g

18.67 ± 5.02 h

8.96 ± 1.17 h

72.68 ± 0.25 f

0.1533 ± 0.01 g

0.63 ± 0.14 h