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. 2018 Sep 25;35(3):193–206. doi: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.18.0502a

Table 2. Effects of deficient irrigation regimes with saline water (T0, T1 and T2) on proline, soluble carbohydrates, MDA, ∆13C and ash content in Karkeni and Bengardeni landraces at different growth stages (tillering, heading and grain filling).

Character Treatments Tillering Heading Grain filling
Karkeni Bengardeni Karkeni Bengardeni Karkeni Bengardeni
Proline (µg g−1 FW) T0 84.84±3.61b 54.91±3.02b 45.36±3.5a 53.26±2.88a 44.26±6.85a 50.32±5.98a
T1 200.73±20a 185.86±7.93a 50.32±4.23a 52.53±3.4a 44.08±1.68a 52.34±3.97a
T2 217.81±4.09a 188.61±11.29a 61.16±11.69a 50.87±7.05a 43.16±2.7a 38.55±2.31a
Soluble carbohydrates (mg g−1 FW) T0 2±0.12b 2.17±0.06b 11.49±0.52c 6.34±0.02d 8.69±0.28d 6.77±0.62e
T1 2.35±0.08b 2.47±0.28ab 13.08±0.14b 11.80±0.58c 11.55±0.06c 10.95±0.09c
T2 3.5±0.67a 3.57±0.41a 15.20±0.15a 13.64±0.47b 16.35±0.7a 13.68±0.38b
MDA (µg g−1DW) T0 28.68±0.62a 26.60±0.81a 46.36±4.51ab 49.09±1.65ab 48.72±0.27a 49.72±0.22a
T1 26.69±2.2a 25.68±2.56a 42.36±0.98b 53.09±1.95a 50.37±1.29a 50.73±2.15a
T2 24.55±1.06a 24.28±2.55a 47.84±2.4ab 44.45±0.53b 51.04±0.88a 53.05±2.6a
13C (‰) T0 19.87±0.03b 20.54±0.33ab 21.86±0.04ab 22.12±0.13a 21.80±0.09bc 22.18±0.39a
T1 19.77±0.12b 20.33±0.12ab 21.66±0.15ab 21.85±0.04ab 21.54±0.33c 21.91±0.05ab
T2 20±0.23ab 20.29±0.27a 21.66±0.21ab 21.02±0.06b 21.43±0.4c 21.71±0.04c
Ash content (%) T0 12.61±0.4a 12.39±0.2a 11.56±0.45a 12.17±0.35a 13.51±0.09ac 14.74±0.54a
T1 12.21±0.22a 12.21±0.13a 11.09±0.22a 11.75±0.35a 12.88±0.67bc 14.03±0.16ab
T2 12±0.22a 12.01±0.46a 11.35±0.76a 11.20±0.6a 12.38±0.42c 12.38±0.5c

Values are means±SE of 3 replicates. Means followed by different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05, Duncan’s multiple range tests). Values with different letters (a, b, c, and d) are significanlty different at p<0.05.