Table 4.

Main and interaction effects of salinity (S) and brassinolide (BL) on number of days to 50% flowering and podding of soybean and number of branches, pods and seeds per plant at harvest.

Sources of Variance	Number of Branches/Plant	Days to 50% Flowering	Days to 50% Podding	Number of Pods/Plant	Number of Seeds/Plant
Salinity (S) Concentrations (mM/L)
S0	25.17 a	19.94 d	35.00 c	35.39 a	88.22 a
S1	20.06 b	20.78 c	34.44 c	24.39 b	60.44 b
S2	16.33 c	28.00 b	42.00 b	18.50 c	46.17 c
S3	10.00 d	34.67a	48.67 a	6.00 d	13.78 d
Growth Stages of BL Applications
BL0	13.25 d	27.33 a	43.25 a	15.25 b	35.92 b
BL1	16.08 c	25.25 b	38.83 c	21.58 a	53.67 a
BL2	18.42 b	25.33 b	39.00 bc	21.83 a	54.33 a
BL3	19.25 ab	25.75 b	39.75 bc	22.58 a	56.25 a
BL4	20.00 ab	25.42 b	39.33 bc	21.92 a	54.67 a
BL5	20.33 a	26.00 b	40.00 b	23.25 a	58.08 a
S × BL
S0 BL0	19.67 a	23.00 c	44.67 b	25.53 a	63.00 a
S1 BL0	16.00 a	23.67 c	37.67 d	20.67a	50.00 a
S2 BL0	13 33 a	27.67 b	41.67 c	12.33 a	30.67 a
S3 BL0	4.00 a	35.00 a	49.00 a	2.67 a	0.00 a
S0 BL1	23.00 a	19.00 e	32.67fg	36.33 a	90.67 a
S1 BL1	16.67 a	19.00 e	31.67 g	24.67 a	61.33 a
S2 BL1	15.33 a	28.67 b	42.67 c	20.33 a	50.67 a
S3 BL1	9.33 a	34.33 a	48.33 a	5.00 a	12.00 a
S0 BL2	25.00 a	19.00 e	32.67 fg	36.67 a	91.33 a
S1 BL2	20.67 a	19.33 e	32.33 fg	25.33 a	63.00 a
S2 BL2	16.67 a	28.33 b	42.33 c	19.33 a	48.33 a
S3 BL2	11.33 a	34.67 a	48.67 a	6.00 a	14.67 a
S0 BL3	27.33 a	20.00 de	33.67 efg	38.33 a	95.67 a
S1 BL3	22.33 a	20.67 de	35.00 e	26.33 a	65.67 a
S2 BL3	16.33 a	27.33 b	41.33 c	18.33a	45.67 a
S3 BL3	11.00 a	35.00 a	49.00 a	7.33 a	18.00 a
S0 BL4	28.00 a	19.00 e	32.67 fg	34.67 a	86.67 a
S1 BL4	22.33 a	20.33 de	34.33 ef	24.67 a	61.33 a
S2 BL4	17.67 a	28.33 b	42.33 c	20.00 a	50.00 a
S3 BL4	12.00 a	34.00 a	48.00 a	8.33 a	20.67 a
S0 BL5	28.00 a	19.67 de	33.67 efg	41.00 a	102.00 a
S1 BL5	22.33 a	21.67 cd	35.67 e	24.67 a	61.33 a
S2 BL5	18.67 a	27.67 b	41.67 c	20.67 a	51.67 a
S3 BL5	12.33 a	35.00 a	49.00 a	6.67 a	17.33 a

Mean pairs within a column with different letters are significantly different at the 5% probability level according to Duncan’s new multiple-range test. BL₀—no brassinolide application (control); BL₁—brassinolide application at seedling growth stage of soybean; BL₂—brassinolide application at flowering growth stage of soybean; BL₃—brassinolide application at podding growth stage of soybean; BL₄—brassinolide application at seedling + flowering growth stages of soybean; BL₅—brassinolide application at seedling + flowering + podding growth stages of soybean; S₀—1.10 mM/L (control); S1—32.40 mM/L; S₂—60.60 mM/L; S₃—86.30 mM/L.