Table 2.
Effect of oligo-alginate and NaCl on photosynthetic pigment concentrations in leaves of Eucomis autumnalis. Means (±standard errors) followed by the same small letter in the same row did not differ by Tukey test (p ≤ 0.05).
| Parameters | Treatment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Oligo-Alginate | NaCl | Oligo-Alginate + NaCl | |
| Chlorophyll a (mg kg−1 FW) | 434.2 ± 6.90 b | 497.0 ± 5.50 a | 342.3 ± 15.41 c | 396.0 ± 4.51 b |
| Chlorophyll b (mg kg−1 FW) | 166.6 ± 3.91 a,b | 186.8 ± 0.96 a | 146.5 ± 8.29 b | 160.3 ± 1.72 b |
| Chlorophyll a/b ratio | 2.61 ± 0.06 a,b | 2.66 ± 0.04 a | 2.34 ± 0.03 c | 2.47 ± 0.02 b,c |
| Chlorophyll a + b (mg kg−1 FW) | 600.8 ± 9.24 b | 683.8 ± 5.12 a | 488.8 ± 23.66 c | 556.3 ± 6.02 b |
| Carotenoid (mg kg−1 FW) | 170.2 ± 5.68 a,b | 187.8 ± 2.05 a | 153.3 ± 9.22 b | 176.1 ± 2.53 a,b |
| Chlorophyll/carotenoid ratio | 3.54 ± 0.06 a | 3.64 ± 0.01 a | 3.19 ± 0.06 b | 3.16 ± 0.03 b |