. 2020 Jun 24;27(8):2010–2017. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.06.030

Table 3.

Effect of deficit irrigation regimes, deferential irrigation water salinity and plant bioregulators on biochemical traits.

Treatments/ Studied traits		Pearl millet			Wheat
Years	MI (%)	Proline (mg g⁻¹ FW)	LP (nmole g⁻¹ FW	MI (%)	Proline (mg g⁻¹ FW)	LP (nmole g⁻¹ FW
2016/2016–17	35.02^A	2.49^A	6.85^A	43.65^B	2.32	2.34^B
2017/2017–2018	23.21^B	2.08^B	5.57^B	45.58^A	2.55	2.46^A
SEd±	0.50	0.09	0.16	0.39	0.10	0.03
CD (P = 0.05)	1.11	0.19	0.37	0.88	NS	0.07
Deficit irrigation regimes
I₁ (100% ET)	28.46	2.18	6.14	43.29^B	2.18^C	2.38
I₂ (80% ET)	29.18	2.32	6.22	44.75^A	2.44^B	2.39
I₃ (60% ET)	29.71	2.35	6.26	45.80^A	2.68^A	2.43
SEd±	0.61	0.10	0.20	0.48	0.12	0.04
CD (P = 0.05)	NS	NS	NS	1.07	0.28	NS
Differential salinity levels
S₀ (2 dS m⁻¹)	25.00^D	1.63^D	5.43^C	42.77^C	2.11^D	2.25^B
S₁ (4 dS m⁻¹)	27.79^C	1.85^C	5.57^C	43.82^BC	2.31^C	2.29^B
S₂ (8 dS m⁻¹)	30.33^B	2.57^B	6.72^B	44.87^B	2.51^B	2.45^A
S₃ (12 dS m⁻¹)	33.34^A	3.07^A	7.10^A	46.99^A	2.81^A	2.45^A
SEd±	0.84	0.10	0.19	0.64	0.07	0.06
CD (P = 0.05)	1.66	0.19	0.37	1.26	0.13	0.12
PBRs
G₀ (control)	34.63^A	2.67^A	7.41^A	46.06^A	2.65^A	2.40
G₁ (1 mM SA)	26.61^B	2.11^B	5.60^B	44.09^B	2.41^B	2.40
G₂(500 ppm TU)	26.10^B	2.07^B	5.61^B	43.70^B	2.24^C	2.40
SEd±	0.73	0.08	0.16	0.55	0.06	0.05
CD (P = 0.05)	1.44	0.17	0.32	1.09	0.12	NS

Data presented are means ± S.E.M of three independent replications. Two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test was used for analysis. Different letters denote significant differences at p < 0.05. MI – membrane injury; LP – Lipid peroxidation.