TABLE 3.
Results (F-values) of the two-way variance analysis (ANOVA) of pH and salinity for the emergence and growth performance of the B. planiculmis seedlings.
| Dependent variable | pH | Salinity | pH × Salinity |
| Emergence rate | 133.2*** | 12.3*** | 3.7*** |
| Plant height | 223*** | 11.2*** | 2.2* |
| Shoot dry weight | 34.3*** | 194.7*** | 10.5*** |
| Leaf area | 6.7*** | 125.4*** | 1.2ns |
| Leaf dry weight | 8.8*** | 95.7*** | 2.0* |
| Photosynthetic rate | 24.0*** | 207.5*** | 3.1*** |
| Stomatal conductance | 10.8*** | 107.7*** | 2.2* |
| Transpiration rate | 11.2*** | 94.3*** | 0.9ns |
| Water use efficiency | 16.2*** | 44.9*** | 5.6*** |
| Root dry weight | 15.9*** | 171.4*** | 6.5*** |
| Root length | 7.6*** | 64.9*** | 1.3ns |
| Root surface area | 7.5*** | 92.5*** | 2.0* |
| Root average diameter | 1.5ns | 18.1*** | 1.4ns |
| Root tips number | 18.4*** | 281.3*** | 10.5*** |
| df | 4 | 4 | 16 |
ns, not significant. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.