Table 2.
Cumulative stress response index (CSRI) of primed (UP-UV-B priming, HP-halo priming and HyP-hydro priming) rice varieties exposed to NaCl and PEG stresses
| Cumulative stress response index (CSRI) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice varieties | NaCl | PEG | UP | HP | HyP | |||
| NaCl | PEG | NaCl | PEG | NaCl | PEG | |||
| Neeraja | 1926.2 ± 0.03h | 2550.5 ± 0.19b | 2963.8 ± 0.03f | 3162.8 ± 0.04e | 3438.9 ± 0.02d | 3319.9 ± 0.15c | 2531.9 ± 0.21g | 3060.4 ± 0.03a |
| Vaisakh | 2848.1 ± 0.02h | 3418.6 ± 0.17g | 4245.4 ± 0.02f | 4919.8 ± 0.03e | 4406.3 ± 0.03d | 5190.2 ± 0.08c | 3855.8 ± 0.02b | 4241.4 ± 0.25a |
| Vyttila 6 | 3627.7 ± 0.06g | 4023.3 ± 0.01f | 4430.3 ± 0.07e | 4922.3 ± 0.02b | 5169.8 ± 0.02c | 5085.3 ± 0.01d | 4328.3 ± 0.21e | 4457.2 ± 0.11a |
C Control, CP primed seeds subjected to unstressed condition, N non-primed seeds subjected to NaCl stress, NP primed seeds subjected to NaCl stress, P non-primed seeds subjected to PEG stress, PP primed seeds subjected to PEG stress