Table 2 Effect of Green tea extract priming treatments on pigments in wheat seedlings under salt stress

Chlorophyll a

(µg/g FW)

133.655 ± 0.050 c

134.878 ± 0.052 c

149.215 ± 0.388 b

151.357 ± 0.717 b

159.748 ± 0.739 a

125.427 ± 0.259 e

125.030 ± 0.865 e

131.659 ± 0.700 cd

133.206 ± 1.713 c

132.511 ± 1.563 cd

Chlorophyll b

(µg/g FW)

64.382 ± 0.154 d

65.692 ± 0.064 cd

95.400 ± 0.150 a

83.543 ± 0.108 b

66.978 ± 0.836 c

40.622 ± 0.404 g

52.392 ± 0.253 f

58.841 ± 0.710 e

57.473 ± 0.437 e

57.342 ± 0.842 e

Total chlorophyll

(µg/g FW)

198.674 ± 0.130 c

198.643 ± 0.134 c

246.660 ± 0.259 a

215.439 ± 0.460 b

217.066 ± 0.597 b

171.122 ± 0.483 f

175.292 ± 0.250 e

198.632 ± 0.611 c

185.084 ± 0.737 d

184.452 ± 1.038 d

Total carotenoids

(mg/g FW)

12.276 ± 0.194 bc

12.364 ± 0.040 b

14.629 ± 0.112 a

14.387 ± 0.056 a

14.714 ± 0.296 a

11.080 ± 0.138 c

11.812 ± 0.139 bc

11.897 ± 0.290 bc

11.879 ± 0.237 bc

12.222 ± 0.501 bc

Lycopene contents

(mg/g FW)

7.341 ± 0.055 ab

6.314 ± 0.073 bcd

6.553 ± 0.139 bcd

5.434 ± 0.077 e

6.624 ± 0.268 abc

6.077 ± 0.151 cd

6.127 ± 0.278 bcd

6.930 ± 0.290 abc

6.234 ± 0.263 bcd

6.862 ± 0.400 abc