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Table 2 Mean square values of physiological and yield traits of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties grown in salinity stress under foliar application of salicylic acid

From: Exogenous application of salicylic acid ameliorates salinity stress in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Source

Chl. a

Chl. b

Car.

Chl. a/b

T. chl.

PH

NT

NOS

NSL

SL

BY

HI

1000 g SW

V

1.16 ***

2.21 ***

5.05 ***

0.06***

3.95 ***

802.77 ***

9 ***

3.31

4.69ns

0.44ns

259.31***

0.57**

12.8ns

SA

2.55***

2.52 ***

6.63***

0.09***

9.81***

546.86***

5.78***

7.53

35.03***

13.31***

118.42***

0.28ns

122*

Salinity

5.44***

1.79***

7.98***

0.01ns

1.14***

544.44***

0.11 ns

2.25

34.27***

7.11**

93.86 ***

0.01ns

1.13ns

V x SA

8.42 ns

1.99 ***

1.49 ns

0.04ns

3.15 ns

6.02 ns

0 ns

0.14

0.94ns

0.07ns

9.55 ***

0.02ns

3.67ns

Salinity x V

4.82 **

1.04 ns

3.83***

0.04***

9.16 *

64 *

1ns

0.07

10.27*

1.72ns

0.37ns

0.06ns

3.54ns

Salinity x SA

1.41ns

3.27**

1.08ns

0.04ns

1.05ns

3.52ns

0 ns

0.14

0.64ns

0.07ns

9.55 ***

0.02ns

3.67ns

Salinity x V x SA

1.28ns

4.98***

2.16ns

0.09ns

4.02ns

23.58 ns

0.33 ns

0.07

1.14ns

0.03 ns

6.07 **

0.03ns

5.96ns

Error

4.86

4.56

1.02

0.06

1.42

9.361

0.61

0.56

1.44

0.56

1.01

0.07ns

15.8ns

LSD V

4.79

1.46

6.94

6.94

8.19

2.10

0.57

0.52

0.26

0.51

0.68

0.69

0.59

LSD SA

5.87

1.79

8.51

0.03

0.01

2.57

0.68

0.28

1.26

0.62

0.83

0.78

0.86

LSD Salinity

4.79

1.46

6.94

0.05

8.19

2.10

0.57

0.52

0.86

0.51

0.68

0.07

0.78

  1. ***: Significant at 0.05 level ns: non-significant SA: Salicylic Acid; S: Salinity; Chl. a: Chlorophyll a; Chl. b: Chlorophyll b; Car: Carotenoids; Chl. a/b: Chlorophyll ratio; T. chl.: Total chlorophyll; PH: Plant Height; NT: No. of tillers; NOS: No. of Spikes; NSL: No. of spikelets; SL: Spike length; BY: Biological yield; HI: Harvest Index; 1000 g SW: 1000 g seed weight