Table 1.
Effect of 0.3 mM salicylic acid (SA) on watermelon root system development under excess boron at 35 days old.
| Treatment | Shoot Dry Weight | Root Dry Weight | Project Area (cm2) | Surface Area (cm2) | Avg Diameter (mm) |
Root Volume (cm3) | Number of Tips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 7.0 ± 0.42 a | 0.17 ± 0.010 b | 42.85 ± 2.57 b | 90 ± 5.4 c | 0.64 ± 0.04 d | 1.48 ± 0.09 b | 3173 ± 190 b |
| Excess B | 1.54 ± 0.09 d | 0.11 ± 0.007 e | 20.25 ± 1.21 e | 59 ± 3.6 e | 0.72 ± 0.04 c | 1.23 ± 0.07 c | 1161 ± 69 e |
| Control + SA | 3.78 ± 0.29 b | 0.29 ± 0.022 a | 51.16 ± 3.99 a | 160 ± 12.5 a | 0.80 ± 0.06 b | 3.20 ± 0.25 a | 4162 ± 324 a |
| Excess B + SA | 2.29 ± 0.22 c | 0.14 ± 0.014 d | 24.03 ± 2.40 d | 73 ± 7.4 d | 0.49 ± 0.05 e | 1.54 ± 0.15 b | 1921 ± 192 d |
Columns stand for mean ± SD. ANOVA were analyzed variations between the four treatments. Various letters indicate a significant difference from p < 0.05.