Table 5. Impacts of salicylic acid on total soluble sugars, SOD activity and chlorophyll (a & b) contents in sweet pepper seedlings at 312 h after incubation under salinity stress (n = 4).
Values in column sharing same superscript letter(s) do not differ at p = 0.05 according to LSD test.
| SA rate(mM) | Total soluble sugars (mg g−1FW) | SOD (activity h−1100 mg−1) | Chlorophylla & b (µg g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13.7 ± 0.56bc | 4.64 ± 0.19cd | 89 ± 2.1ab |
| 0.05 | 14.3 ± 0.58ab | 4.82 ± 0.20b−d | 93 ± 2.2ab |
| 0.1 | 15.1 ± 0.62a | 5.01 ± 0.21a−c | 95 ± 2.3ab |
| 0.2 | 14.3 ± 0.58ab | 5.19 ± 0.21ab | 99 ± 2.2ab |
| 0.3 | 15.0 ± 0.61ab | 5.38 ± 0.22a | 102 ± 2.3a |
| 0.4 | 12.9 ± 0.53cd | 4.87 ± 0.20b−d | 110 ± 2.0a |
| 0.5 | 12.1 ± 0.49de | 4.45 ± 0.18de | 58 ± 1.8bc |
| 0.6 | 11.5 ± 0.47e | 4.13 ± 0.17e | 35 ± 1.7c |