Table 1. Effects of Pro-Ca on tiller angle, plant height and leaf area at the tillering stage under NaCl stress.
| Index | Treatments | X900 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Tiller angle | Control | 26.7 ± 1.7a | 26.7 ± 3.3a | 28.3 ± 1.7a |
| S | 10.0 ± 0.0b | 13.3 ± 3.3b | 23.3 ± 3.3a | |
| Pro-Ca | 23.3 ± 3.3a | 26.7 ± 3.3a | 30.0 ± 0.0a | |
| Pro-Ca+S | 23.3 ± 3.3a | 23.3 ± 3.3ab | 26.7 ± 3.3a | |
| Plant height | Control | 55.8 ± 0.3a | 62.8 ± 0.3a | 73.2 ± 0.1a |
| S | 48.6 ± 0.2b | 57.4 ± 0.2b | 66.8 ± 0.5b | |
| Pro-Ca | 44.2 ± 0.1d | 49.8 ± 0.3d | 63.4 ± 0.2d | |
| Pro-Ca+S | 47.5 ± 0.1c | 52.6 ± 0.1c | 65.6 ± 0.1c | |
| Leaf area | Control | 3963.4 ± 157.4ab | 6009.9 ± 365.9a | 6891.7 ± 120.9a |
| S | 3415.5 ± 14.5b | 3991.0 ± 143.4b | 4988.1 ± 114.1d | |
| Pro-Ca | 4365.3 ± 401.0a | 5900.1 ± 305.8a | 6227.3 ± 126.0b | |
| Pro-Ca+S | 3904.5 ± 7.3ab | 5323.7 ± 48.2a | 5808.2 ± 5.6c | |
Notes.
Values described are the means ± SE (n = 3). Different letters denote significant difference from Duncan’s LSD test (p < 0.05).