Effect of salinity stress and surfactant treatment with zinc and boron on morpho-physiological and biochemical indices of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

Table 2 Mean square values for physiological and biochemical parameters of fenugreek grown under salinity stress with foliar application of zinc and boron

SOV	Df	Chl a	Chl b	Car	Na⁺	K⁺	Ca²⁺	STI	TSP
Salinity	1	7.14**	8.88**	0.012**	423.67**	245.44**	160.44**	57031.54	4.86**
Zn	2	1.38**	2.10**	0.01**	219.09**	225.78**	204.53**	22754.99	1.18**
B	1	2.48**	3.27**	0.00**	37.01**	38.03**	28.44**	5510.61	0.04**
Salinity × Zn	2	5.53**	1.57*	0.00**	7.34**	2.86*	2.53*	177.18	0.60**
Salinity × B	1	3.64ns	4.20**	5.11*	0.00ns	1.00ns	0.03ns	182.32	0.00ns
Zn × B	2	2.54**	9.88**	3.1ns	0.22ns	0.44ns	0.03ns	28.92	0.00ns
Salinity×Zn×B	2	1.40ns	2.58**	7.19ns	0.22ns	0.75ns	0.36ns	30.10	0.00*
Error	24	4.49	4.49	5.48	0.51	0.49	0.51	12.53	3.29
LSD Salinity		4.61	1.45	0.005	0.49	0.47	0.493	2.43	0.012
LSD B		4.61	1.45	0.005	0.49	0.47	0.493	2.43	0.012
LSD Zn		5.65	1.78	0.006	0.60	0.58	0.604	2.98	0.015

**, significant at P ≤ 0.05, ns; non-significant, SOV; sum of variance, Df; degree of freedom, Chl a; chlorophyll a, Chl b; chlorophyll b, Car; carotenoids, STI; salt tolerance index, TSP; total soluble proteins

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