Table 2.
Impacts of interaction between different salinity levels and different gibberellic acid levels on emergence percentage, fresh weight, dry weight, protein content and MDA content on sorghum seedlings.
| Salinity (mM NaCl) | Gibberellic acid (μM GA3) | Emergence percentage (%) | Fresh weight (g plant-1) | Dry weight (mg plant-1) | Protein content (mg g–1 FW) | MDA (µg g−1 FW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 67.78cd | 0.25b | 84.90c | 16.78e | 22.94g |
| 144.3 | 80.01a | 0.28ab | 104.4a | 19.79 d | 26.37fg | |
| 288.7 | 75.25b | 0.30a | 95.14b | 17.81de | 28.35efg | |
| 577.5 | 80.56a | 0.27ab | 69.01d | 18.89de | 35.15bcd | |
| 100 | 0 | 65.56d | 0.14e | 47.84h | 21.68d | 24.45f |
| 144.3 | 73.89bc | 0.18de | 65.56d | 23.62dc | 28.08e | |
| 288.7 | 73.33bc | 0.21c | 78.77c | 24.01c | 28.65e | |
| 577.5 | 71.11c | 0.19d | 71.22d | 20.35d | 31.87c | |
| 200 | 0 | 63.33e | 0.08g | 36.31g | 27.72b | 33.41cd |
| 144.3 | 66.11d | 0.11f | 45.92f | 25.65c | 37.7b | |
| 288.7 | 70.89c | 0.09g | 47.35f | 32.34a | 40.25ab | |
| 577.5 | 66.67d | 0.12f | 51.41e | 30.23ab | 44.71a |
Within the same column, means followed by the different letters are statistically different at P ≤ 0.05.