FIGURE 3.

Abscisic acid (ABA) contents in Suaeda salsa brown and black seeds of during germination process under normal and salt stress conditions. The brown and black seeds were treated with 0, 200, or 600 mM NaCl solution in the presence or absence of 10 μM fluridone (Flu) under continuous light at 22°C. After 0, 6, 12, and 24 h of treatment, the seed germination was examined and seed samples were harvested to determine ABA content. Means and SE values (error bars) were calculated from the results of three independent experiments. Asterisks indicate significant differences in ABA content between salt-treated and water-treated samples in the presence of Flu (^∗∗P < 0.01 and ^∗∗∗P < 0.001) or in the absence of Flu (⁺P < 0.05; ⁺⁺P < 0.01, and ⁺⁺⁺P < 0.001) as determined by a Student’s t-test. DW, dry weight.