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Table 2 Effect of CS-GSNONPs on leaf pigments in soybean subjected to drought

From: Chitosan-GSNO nanoparticles: a positive modulator of drought stress tolerance in soybean

  

Chl a (mg/g FW)

Chl b (mg/g FW)

Total Chl

Car (mg/g FW)

Control

No Treatment

2.36 ± 0.21ef

0.46 ± 0.03de

2.82 ± 0.18efg

0.13 ± 0.006g

Mock (CSNP)

2.76 ± 0.17cd

0.70 ± 0.09a

3.47 ± 0.27b

0.17 ± 0.008cd

Free GSNO (50 μM)

2.37 ± 0.18ef

0.41 ± 0.01de

2.79 ± 0.17fg

0.14 ± 0.02efg

CS-GSNONP (50 μM)

3.43 ± 0.04a

0.38 ± 0.04de

3.82 ± 0.09a

0.19 ± 0.007a

Free GSNO (75 μM)

2.57 ± 0.12e

0.61 ± 0.07bc

3.18 ± 0.21c

0.19 ± 0.01ab

CS-GSNONP (75 μM)

3.01 ± 0.26bc

0.66 ± 0.02a

3.67 ± 0.23b

0.17 ± 0.02bcd

Free GSNO (100 μM)

3.15 ± 0.52b

0.61 ± 0.07abc

3.77 ± 0.44a

0.19 ± 0.01ab

CS-GSNONP (100 μM)

2.65 ± 0.06de

0.38 ± 0.02e

3.03 ± 0.08cde

0.15 ± 0.01ef

Drought

Drought

1.89 ± 0.24g

0.69 ± 0.01a

2.58 ± 0.23g

0.11 ± 0.009h

MOCK (CSNP)

2.63 ± 0.14de

0.30 ± 0.00f

2.94 ± 0.14def

0.15 ± 0.01de

Free GSNO (50 μM)

2.29 ± 0.16ef

0.40 ± 0.01de

2.69 ± 0.18g

0.13 ± 0.01fg

CS-GSNONP (50 μM)

2.89 ± 0.23bcd

0.14 ± 0.00g

3.03 ± 0.22cde

0.18 ± 0.01bc

Free GSNO (75 μM)

2.23 ± 0.15f

0.65 ± 0.03ab

2.93 ± 0.19def

0.12 ± 0.01h

CS-GSNONP (75 μM)

2.80 ± 0.20cd

0.19 ± 0.003g

3.08 ± 0.19cd

0.16 ± 0.01d

Free GSNO (100 μM)

2.05 ± 0.05g

0.77 ± 0.10a

2.87 ± 0.15def

0.13 ± 0.001g

CS-GSNONP (100 μM)

2.31 ± 0.32ef

0.49 ± 0.06cd

2.82 ± 0.26cdf

0.13 ± 0.01g

  1. Each data point represents the mean ± Data represented mean ± standard error of atleast three replicates. Means with significant difference were separated by DMRT following the analysis of variance (ANOVA) at P < .05. Different letters (a-h) represent significant differences among the means.