. 2023 Dec 29;55(1):759–775. doi: 10.1007/s42770-023-01216-7

Table 2.

Interaction effect of EF including 4-B (Fusarium. solani), 14-A (Alternaria sp.), 21-A (Fusarium sp.), 22-C (Fusarium sp.), and 39-D (Acrocalymma sp.) and salinity levels (0, 200, 100, and 300 mM NaCl) as well as Cont. (Control) on number of leaves, plant height, photosynthetic pigments (Chla, Chlb, Chlt, Car), relative water content (RWC), and catalase enzyme activity (CAT) of 1-year-old Mazafati date seedlings leaves (Phoenix dactylifera L.) 4 months after salt treatment

EF	salinity levels (mM NaCl)	Number of leaves	Plant height (cm)	RWC (%)	Chla (mg/g FW)	Chlb (mg/g FW)	Chlt (mg/g FW)	Cart (mg/g FW)	CAT (μmol H₂O₂/mg prot./min)
4-B	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.5^a−c 5.12^b−f 5.00^c−f 4.37^g−i	33.12^b−f 31.75^c−i 28.5^f−i 26.57ⁱ	87.55^ab 83.83^bc 79.14^d−e 70.98^f	21.9^bc 18.43^d−f 15.28^i−l 10.44^op	6.45^bc 5.09^de 4.68^fg 3.9^f−h	28.35^b 23.52^fg 19.96^j 14.35^m	8.05^b−d 6.85^e−i 6.62^f−i 4.23^mn	0.87^g 1.92^be 2.61^b 3.59^a
14-A	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.62^ab 5.37^a−d 4.87^d−g 4.62^f−h	36.68^ab 33.5^a−f 28.87^f−i 27.62^ghi	87.08^ab 81.32^c−d 78.07^de 70.52^f	20.39^cd 17.52^e−h 15.56^h−k 13.31^lm	5.63^cd 5.12^de 3.66^g−i 2.75^ij	26.03^b−e 22.64^gh 19.23^j 16.06^lm	7.73^cd 7.26^d−g 5.66^j−l 5.41^kl	0.94^fg 1.97^b−e 2.39^bc 3.31^a
21-A	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.37^a−d 4.75^e−h 4.75^e−h 4.25^hi	38.37^a 34.5^a−e 32.00^c−h 26.93^hi	88.55^a 84.49^bc 81.66^cd 72.1^f	19.04^de 16.82^f−i 14.25^k−m 10.97^mo	4.89^d−f 3.98^f−h 3.24^hi 2.87^ij	23.94^e−g 20.8^h−j 17.5^kl 13.85^m	7.35^d−f 6.38^g−j 5.53^j−l 4.99^lm	1.38^dg 1.83^c−e 2.57^bc 3.4^a
22-C	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.87^a 5.25^b−e 5.00^c−f 4.75^e−h	36.00^a−c 32.5^b−g 29.5^e−i 27.06^hi	87.64^ab 84.29^bc 80.8^c−e 73.58^f	22.57^ab 20.49^b−d 17.88^e−g 13.53^k−m	8.2^a 6.63^b 4.55^fg 3.93^f−h	30.82^a 27.13^bd 22.43^g−i 17.47^km	8.79^ab 8.12^b−d 7.00^e−h 5.34^kl	0.93^fg 1.86^c−e 2.51^bc 3.57^a
39-D	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.5^a−c 5.25^b−e 4.75^e−h 4.62^f−h	38.37^a 35.31^a−d 30.68^d−i 28.25^f−i	86.96^ab 84.59^bc 81.45^c−e 71.25^f	24.07^a 21.36^bc 20.54^b−d 13.68^k−m	7.7^a 6.73^b 5.32^de 3.65^g−i	31.77^a 28.09^bc 25.87^c−f 17.33^kl	9.25^a 8.38^bc 7.98^b−d 6.01^i−k	1.03^g 2.07^b−d 2.51^bc 3.53^a
Control	0 (mM) 100 (mM) 200 (mM) 300 (mM)	5.00^c−f 4.62^f−h 4.00ⁱ 4.00ⁱ	37.5^ab 30.5^d−i 22.00^j 18.00^j	84.09^bc 77.74^e 73.21^f 66.44^j	20.14^cd 16.24^g−j 12.69^mn 8.6^p	5.13^de 3.95^f−h 3.08^h−g 2.15^j	25.27^c−f 20.20^ij 15.78^lm 10.76ⁿ	7.71^c−e 6.25^h−k 5.41^kl 3.65ⁿ	0.7^b−e 1.28^e−g 1.63^d−f 1.92^a
p-value S E S × E		ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns	ns

salinity levels
(mM NaCl)

Number
of leaves

Plant height
(cm)

RWC (%)

Chla
(mg/g FW)

Chlb
(mg/g FW)

Chlt
(mg/g FW)

Cart
(mg/g FW)

CAT
(μmol
H₂O₂/mg
prot./min)

4-B

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.5^a−c

5.12^b−f

5.00^c−f

4.37^g−i

33.12^b−f

31.75^c−i

28.5^f−i

26.57ⁱ

87.55^ab

83.83^bc

79.14^d−e

70.98^f

21.9^bc

18.43^d−f

15.28^i−l

10.44^op

6.45^bc

5.09^de

4.68^fg

3.9^f−h

28.35^b

23.52^fg

19.96^j

14.35^m

8.05^b−d

6.85^e−i

6.62^f−i

4.23^mn

0.87^g

1.92^be

2.61^b

3.59^a

14-A

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.62^ab

5.37^a−d

4.87^d−g

4.62^f−h

36.68^ab

33.5^a−f

28.87^f−i

27.62^ghi

87.08^ab

81.32^c−d

78.07^de

70.52^f

20.39^cd

17.52^e−h

15.56^h−k

13.31^lm

5.63^cd

5.12^de

3.66^g−i

2.75^ij

26.03^b−e

22.64^gh

19.23^j

16.06^lm

7.73^cd

7.26^d−g

5.66^j−l

5.41^kl

0.94^fg

1.97^b−e

2.39^bc

3.31^a

21-A

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.37^a−d

4.75^e−h

4.25^hi

38.37^a

34.5^a−e

32.00^c−h

26.93^hi

88.55^a

84.49^bc

81.66^cd

72.1^f

19.04^de

16.82^f−i

14.25^k−m

10.97^mo

4.89^d−f

3.98^f−h

3.24^hi

2.87^ij

23.94^e−g

20.8^h−j

17.5^kl

13.85^m

7.35^d−f

6.38^g−j

5.53^j−l

4.99^lm

1.38^dg

1.83^c−e

2.57^bc

3.4^a

22-C

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.87^a

5.25^b−e

5.00^c−f

4.75^e−h

36.00^a−c

32.5^b−g

29.5^e−i

27.06^hi

87.64^ab

84.29^bc

80.8^c−e

73.58^f

22.57^ab

20.49^b−d

17.88^e−g

13.53^k−m

8.2^a

6.63^b

4.55^fg

3.93^f−h

30.82^a

27.13^bd

22.43^g−i

17.47^km

8.79^ab

8.12^b−d

7.00^e−h

5.34^kl

0.93^fg

1.86^c−e

2.51^bc

3.57^a

39-D

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.5^a−c

5.25^b−e

4.75^e−h

4.62^f−h

38.37^a

35.31^a−d

30.68^d−i

28.25^f−i

86.96^ab

84.59^bc

81.45^c−e

71.25^f

24.07^a

21.36^bc

20.54^b−d

13.68^k−m

7.7^a

6.73^b

5.32^de

3.65^g−i

31.77^a

28.09^bc

25.87^c−f

17.33^kl

9.25^a

8.38^bc

7.98^b−d

6.01^i−k

1.03^g

2.07^b−d

2.51^bc

3.53^a

Control

0 (mM)

100 (mM)

200 (mM)

300 (mM)

5.00^c−f

4.62^f−h

4.00ⁱ

37.5^ab

30.5^d−i

22.00^j

18.00^j

84.09^bc

77.74^e

73.21^f

66.44^j

20.14^cd

16.24^g−j

12.69^mn

8.6^p

5.13^de

3.95^f−h

3.08^h−g

2.15^j

25.27^c−f

20.20^ij

15.78^lm

10.76ⁿ

7.71^c−e

6.25^h−k

5.41^kl

3.65ⁿ

0.7^b−e

1.28^e−g

1.63^d−f

1.92^a

p-value

S × E

S and E: salinity (mM NaCl) and EF isolates, respectively; ns not significant

**Significant at p ≤ 0.01. In each column, values with the same letter are not significantly different (p ≤ 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test (n = 4)