Table 3.
Trait comparisons of 6 Miscanthus genotypes with high leaf Na+ ion concentrations under salt stress, grown at 150 mM NaCl on hydroponics.
Genotype | OPM-47 | OPM-49 | OPM-57 | OPM-66 | OPM-67 | OPM-94 | Average of 70 genotypes |
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Tiller number | 0 | 2.25 | 2 | 1.25 | 2.25 | 0 | 1.73 |
Dead leaves (%) | 50 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 28 |
Leaf Na+ (mg/g) | 47.22 | 30.36 | 26.32 | 33.62 | 24.35 | 20.66 | 12.55 |
Root Na+ (mg/g) | 56.5 | 32.85 | 33.33 | 50.99 | 34.58 | 29.81 | 37.23 |
Leaf K+ (mg/g) | 20.45 | 21.44 | 21.66 | 19.81 | 13.69 | 17.58 | 20.67 |
Biomass (g) | 0.23 | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.35 | 0.64 | 0.31 | 0.77 |
Salt tolerance (%) | 41 | 44 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 50 | 43 |
K+/Na+ in leaf | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 2.08 |
Leaf Na+/Root Na+ | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.34 |