Table 7.
Specific root length (SRL = root length/root DW), root tissue density (RTD = root DW/root volume), root fineness (RF = root length/root volume) of quinoa seedlings after 21 days of different salt treatments. ***P < 0.001; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.05.
| SRL (cm/mg DW) | RTD (mg DW/cm3) | RF (cm/cm3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 18.7 | 28 | 590 | |
| SW | 50 % | 21 | 23.1* | 613 |
| SW | 100 % | – | – | – |
| KCl | 5.08 mM | 19.3 | 35** | 675* |
| KCl | 10.16 mM | 21 | 31.3* | 690** |
| CaCl2 | 5.08 mM | 18.6 | 31.2* | 687** |
| CaCl2 | 10.16 mM | 20.0 | 27.5 | 520.9* |
| MgCl2 | 26.76 mM | 16.8 | 33.4* | 636* |
| MgCl2 | 53.52 mM | 20 | 29.0 | 601 |
| NaCl | 200 mM | 18.35 | 36.6* | 659* |
| NaCl | 400 mM | 24* | 19.6** | 522* |