Table 2.
Effect of drought stress on leaf moisture retention index (LMRI) and membrane stability index (MSI) in leaves of different rice varieties at PI stage
| Varieties | LMRI (%) | MSI (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Drought stress | Drought stress + CaCl2 | Mean | Control | Drought stress | Drought stress + CaCl2 | Mean | |
| V1 | 10.46 | 5.73 | 7.83 | 8 | 52.67 | 26.27 | 46 | 41.64 |
| V2 | 12.54 | 7.98 | 9.88 | 10.14 | 54.93 | 21.63 | 44.5 | 40.36 |
| V3 | 12.42 | 8.25 | 9.66 | 10.11 | 71.9 | 37.07 | 52.83 | 53.93 |
| V4 | 14.37 | 8.15 | 10.17 | 10.89 | 57.33 | 31.6 | 49.4 | 46.18 |
| V5 | 14.25 | 7.73 | 11.31 | 11.1 | 65.7 | 31.53 | 52.67 | 46.97 |
| Mean | 12.81 | 7.57 | 9.77 | 10.05 | 60.55 | 29.62 | 49.08 | 46.42 |
| V | S | VXS | V | S | VXS | |||
| Se(m) | 0.52 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.06 | 0.82 | 1.84 | ||
| CD 5 % | 1.5 | 1.17 | 2.61 | 3.08 | 2.38 | 5.33 | ||
| CV (%) | 15.5 | 6.87 | ||||||