Table 6.
Treatments (mg L−1) | Fresh weight (g plant−1) |
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I | II | III | IV | ||
Control | 0 | 2.0 ± 0.4 | 15.0 ± 1.0 | 22.4 ± 0.6 | 27.8 ± 1.9 |
Tyrosine | 50 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 18.7 ± 1.7 | 28.4 ± 1.1 | 32.0 ± 1.8 |
100 | 3.6 ± 0.7 | 23.5 ± 0.9 | 36.4 ± 1.9 | 45.4 ± 2.4 | |
200 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 26.2 ± 1.3 | 43.8 ± 0.6 | 54.2 ± 1.0 | |
Phenylalanine | 50 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 21.3 ± 2.2 | 31.3 ± 3.1 | 39.2 ± 3.4 |
100 | 4.0 ± 1.6 | 26.6 ± 1.5 | 41.2 ± 3.3 | 48.0 ± 4.5 | |
200 | 7.1 ± 1.5 | 29.5 ± 0.9 | 46.1 ± 1.5 | 55.7 ± 2.7 | |
Benzoic acid | 5 | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 33.5 ± 2.0 | 49.0 ± 1.0 | 58.9 ± 7.0 |
10 | 9.1 ± 1.4 | 34.9 ± 2.5 | 53.0 ± 1.2 | 63.3 ± 0.6 | |
20 | 10.0 ± 1.5 | 41.6 ± 1.0 | 60.6 ± 4.5 | 69.7 ± 4.4 | |
Tarns-cinnamic acid | 5 | 3.4 ± 1.2 | 25.8 ± 3.9 | 38.2 ± 3.8 | 46.0 ± 2.4 |
10 | 4.5 ± 0.8 | 30.4 ± 4.9 | 44.3 ± 1.0 | 52.5 ± 2.0 | |
20 | 6.7 ± 0.4 | 39.3 ± 2.5 | 56.2 ± 3.8 | 65.2 ± 2.3 | |
Salicylic acid | 5 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 24.2 ± 3.4 | 37.0 ± 3.8 | 43.0 ± 1.0 |
10 | 4.5 ± 1.4 | 28.5 ± 1.6 | 43.9 ± 3.2 | 52.7 ± 2.5 | |
20 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | 31.5 ± 3.3 | 50.1 ± 0.4 | 61.7 ± 2.6 | |
LSD at | |||||
0.05 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | |
0.01 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 |