Table 3.
The comparison of the flower characteristics and the growth trait means of cut lily cultivars exposed to NaCl treatment (8 dS m−1) and control conditions. Asiatic hybrids (A), LA interspecific hybrids from interspecific crosses between L. longiflorum and Asiatic hybrids (LA), Oriental hybrids (O), and OT interspecific hybrids from interspecific crosses between Oriental hybrids and Trumpet hybrids (OT).
| Cultivars | Treatment | Plant Height (cm) |
Middle Leaf Length (cm) |
Middle Leaf Width (cm) |
Days to Flowering (d) |
Flowers Per Plant (no.) |
First Flower Diameter (cm) |
Petal Width (cm) |
Sepal Width (cm) |
Fv/Fm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunello(A) | Con. | 74.7 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.608 |
| NaCl | 65.2 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 3.8 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.552 | |
| Navona(A) | Con. | 56.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 53.0 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.596 |
| NaCl | 55.5 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 53.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 **, 1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.589 | |
| Albufeira(LA) | Con. | 66.9 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 58.0 | 4.3 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.624 |
| NaCl | 54.9 * | 8.7 | 1.5 | 58.0 | 3.0 * | 10.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.622 | |
| Eyeliner(LA) | Con. | 80.5 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 53.0 | 4.5 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.673 |
| NaCl | 64.9 ** | 9.7 ** | 2.0 ** | 53.0 | 4.3 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.511 | |
| Merluza(LA) | Con. | 85.5 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 53.0 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.649 |
| NaCl | 73.7 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 53.0 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0.584 | |
| All Choice(O) | Con. | 121.9 | 17.6 | 4.0 | 71.0 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.554 |
| NaCl | 128.7 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 75.0 *** | 6.3 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.380 * | |
| Body Guard(O) | Con. | 92.0 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 75.0 | 5.5 | 13.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.305 |
| NaCl | 78.2 * | 15.9 | 4.0 | - | 0.0 ** | - | - | - | 0.237 | |
| Cadenza(O) | Con. | 81.8 | 17.3 | 4.7 | 79.0 | 3.8 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 0.653 |
| NaCl | 72.4 | 15.7 | 4.9 | 75.0 *** | 3.0 | 17.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 0.598 | |
| Clear Water(O) | Con. | 84.8 | 20.5 | 4.7 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 0.363 |
| NaCl | 87.3 | 19.8 | 4.6 | 78.0 *** | 1.5 | 15.6 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.132 *** | |
| Dynamite(O) | Con. | 61.5 | 12.2 | 4.0 | 75.0 | 5.3 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.625 |
| NaCl | 60.0 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 75.0 | 4.0 | 11.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.584 | |
| Fenice(O) | Con. | 68.0 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 15.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 0.522 |
| NaCl | 66.1 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 75.0 | 2.7 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.580 | |
| Gerona(O) | Con. | 70.0 | 13.8 | 4.3 | 75.0 | 2.8 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.543 |
| NaCl | 70.1 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 75.0 | 3.3 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 0.420 | |
| Glendale(O) | Con. | 71.2 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 0.443 |
| NaCl | 71.4 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 14.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.548 | |
| Kayenta(O) | Con. | 95.0 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 79.0 | 3.3 | 20.2 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.451 |
| NaCl | 88.2 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 82.0 ***, 1 | 2.3 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.268 ** | |
| Lingerie(O) | Con. | 74.8 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 75.0 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.556 |
| NaCl | 65.7 | 15.8 | 5.6 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.421 | |
| Monteneu(O) | Con. | 70.7 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 79.0 | 4.8 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.598 |
| NaCl | 66.9 | 12.7 | 3.8 | - | 0.0 ** | - | - | - | 0.295 *** | |
| Patagonia(O) | Con. | 84.1 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 75.0 | 1.8 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.678 |
| NaCl | 81.4 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 75.0 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 0.586 * | |
| Seine(O) | Con. | 65.7 | 14.9 | 4.0 | 82.0 | 5.5 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.496 |
| NaCl | 50.1 | 11.5 ** | 3.6 | - | 0.0 *** | - | - | - | 0.200 ** | |
| Siberia(O) | Con. | 81.5 | 18.2 | 4.2 | 79.0 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.542 |
| NaCl | 66.3 * | 15.5 | 3.8 | 86.0 *** | 2.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.287 ** | |
| Universe(O) | Con. | 74.5 | 18.7 | 3.4 | 75.0 | 4.8 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.584 |
| NaCl | 76.3 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 78.0 *** | 3.3 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.467 ** | |
| X Factor(O) | Con. | 77.3 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 16.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.591 |
| NaCl | 71.8 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 78.0 *** | 3.0 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.465 ** | |
| Palazzo(OT) | Con. | 93.0 | 19.4 | 4.7 | 58.0 | 2.3 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 0.469 |
| NaCl | 86.7 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 62.0 *** | 2.3 | 18.4 | 5.4 ** | 4.1 | 0.151 *** | |
| Pink Mist(OT) | Con. | 91.8 | 19.3 | 3.7 | 69.0 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 0.640 |
| NaCl | 82.2 * | 18.9 | 4.0 | 65.0 *** | 4.5 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.277 ** | |
| Sensi(OT) | Con. | 110.6 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 69.0 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.563 |
| NaCl | 97.1 | 19.7 | 3.2 | 65.0 *** | 3.5 | 15.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.457 * | |
| Stentor(OT) | Con. | 90.2 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 69.0 | 2.5 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 0.535 |
| NaCl | 75.4 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 69.0 | 1.5 * | 13.2 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 0.533 | |
| Zambesi(OT) | Con. | 91.6 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 65.0 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.572 |
| NaCl | 65.9 ** | 16.1 * | 4.0 * | 69.0 *** | 1.3 | 14.6 | 4.4 * | 3.9 | 0.333 * |
1, *, **, and ***: significant at p < 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively.