Fig. 1.

Percentage of increase in protein (a) and total carbohydrates (b) of seedlings raised from haloprimed seeds of three different varieties of V. radiata as compared to that of seedlings raised from non primed seeds. Total protein content in seedlings raised from non primed seeds of Pusa Ratna in 0, NaCl and PEG stress is 105, 231 and 186 mg/g dw, respectively; for Pusa 9531 in 0, NaCl, PEG stress is 239, 241, 227 mg/g dw, respectively and for Pusa Vishal in 0, NaCl, PEG stress is 258, 146 and 149 mg/g dw, respectively. Total carbohydrate content in seedlings raised from non primed seeds of Pusa Ratna in 0, NaCl and PEG stress is 145, 173, 187 mg/g dw, respectively; for Pusa 9531 in 0, NaCl, PEG stress is 126, 124, 103 mg/g dw, respectively and for Pusa Vishal in 0, NaCl, PEG stress is 161, 202, 204 mg/g dw, respectively. The vertical bars represent SE of the mean value of recordings from three independent experiments each with a minimum of three replicates. Values super scribed with same alphabet is homogenous for each stress at 1 % level significance (p < 0.01; ANOVA)