Table 1.
Effect of salt stress on pigment contents of Luffa acutangula L. seedlings with or without kinetin and putrescine. Data are mean ± standard error of three replications. Values in a column with different letter(s) show significant mean difference at P < 0.05 as per DMRT
| Treatment | Chl a (mg g−1 FW) | Chl b (mg g−1 FW) | Chl (a + b) (mg g−1 FW) | Carotenoids (mg g−1 FW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 2.98 ± 0.14b | 0.96 ± 0.01b | 3.94 ± 0.64b | 0.62 ± 0.08b |
| NaCl | 1.31 ± 0.12c | 0.54 ± 0.07c | 1.85 ± 0.19d | 0.39 ± 0.03d |
| KN | 3.10 ± 0.07a | 1.04 ± 0.10b | 4.14 ± 0.11a | 0.74 ± 0.08b |
| PUT | 3.24 ± 0.11a | 1.26 ± 0.10a | 4.50 ± 0.19a | 0.83 ± 0.03a |
| KN + PUT | 3.56 ± 0.13a | 1.38 ± 0.06a | 4.94 ± 0.13a | 0.88 ± 0.03a |
| NaCl + KN | 1.87 ± 0.11c | 0.66 ± 0.01c | 2.53 ± 0.24c | 0.45 ± 0.09c |
| NaCl + PUT | 2.15 ± 0.04b | 0.75 ± 0.09c | 2.9 ± 0.19c | 0.49 ± 0.03c |
| NaCl + KN + PUT | 2.43 ± 0.19b | 0.89 ± 0.07c | 3.32 ± 0.33b | 0.54 ± 0.11c |