Table 1.
Comparison of wheat cultivars for plant height, number of tillers, leaf senescence affected by salt stress (200 mM NaCl for 14 days).
| Genotype | Plant height (cm) |
Tillers per plant (No.) |
Leaf senescence∗ (No.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Salt stress | % changeΨ | Control | Salt stress | % changeΨ | Control | Salt stress | |
| KRL-210 | 79.59 | 60.74 | 23.68c | 3.66 | 1.99 | 45.62b | 0.00 | 2.33b |
| Kharchia-65 | 91.68 | 77.21 | 15.78a | 3.33 | 2.33 | 30.03a | 0.33a | 1.66a |
| HD-2329 | 71.16 | 53.27 | 25.14c | 2.66 | 1.33 | 50.00c | 0.66b | 5.33c |
| WH-542 | 70.32 | 56.43 | 19.75b | 2.99 | 1.66 | 44.48b | 0.00 | 2.66b |
ΨMeans followed by different lowercase letters in a column are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05) by Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) test. ∗The number of lower leaves showing ≥50% senescence/drying. The values are means of three replications, and the experiment was repeated three times.