Table 2.
Analysis of variance (mean squares) for ionic status, osmolytes, and antioxidant traits of two different linseed (Linum usitassimum L.) varieties (Roshni and Chandni) treated with α-tocopherol as foliar spray under saline and non-saline conditions.
| Source | df | Ca2+ | K+ | Na+ | TSP | Proline | CAT | POD | SOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Var | 1 | 5,650.03*** | 4,117.4*** | 5,877.78*** | 23.33*** | 46,735.23*** | 28.0723*** | 53.1198*** | 318.266*** |
| Toc | 2 | 1,067.53*** | 1,044.1*** | 945.03*** | 38.19*** | 14,336.62*** | 68.8764*** | 44.4943*** | 14.578*** |
| Sal | 1 | 7,891.36*** | 10,920.3*** | 7,627.11*** | 35.09*** | 11,653.20*** | 29.2501*** | 13.2375*** | 112.431*** |
| Var × Toc | 2 | 11.36ns | 3.1ns | 35.86ns | 0.650*** | 316.55*** | 0.5658ns | 0.2560* | 0.916ns |
| Var × Sal | 1 | 1,034.69*** | 294.7*** | 1,133.44*** | 0.045*** | 0.5136** | 0.9312* | 2.7060*** | 7.200** |
| Toc × Sal | 2 | 10.19ns | 42.3*** | 24.19ns | 0.091*** | 534.76*** | 0.4155ns | 12.1447*** | 0.345ns |
| Var × Toc × Sal | 2 | 5.03ns | 11.4** | 13.03ns | 0.0025*** | 0.625*** | 0.9361* | 0.4341** | 0.184ns |
| Error | 2 | 19.98 | 3.1 | 24.66 | 0.007 | 118,652 | 0.1861 | 0.0638 | 0.605 |
| Var (LSD 0.05%) | 3.09 | 1.2178 | 3.43 | 3.05 | 23.70 | 0.2983 | 0.1746 | 0.5375 | |
| Sal (LSD 0.05%) | 3.09 | 1.2178 | 3.43 | 3.05 | 23.70 | 0.2983 | 0.1746 | 0.5375 | |
| α-Toc (LSD 0.05%) | 3.7847 | 1.4915 | 4.2041 | 3.744 | 29.02 | 0.3653 | 0.2138 | 0.6583 |
*, **, and ***
= significant at 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 levels, respectively, ns, non-significant; Var, Varieties; Sal, Salinity; α-Toc, Alpha tocopherol; Ca2+, Calcium ion; K+, Potassium ion; Na+, Sodium ion; TSP, Total soluble proteins; CAT, Catalase; POD, Peroxidase; SOD, Superoxide dismutase.