Salinity (dS・m−1) | Foliar spray | Plant height (cm) | No. of leaves | Stem diameter (cm) | Leaf area (cm2) | Fresh weight (g/plant) | Dry weight (g/plant) | ||||
Stem | Leaves | Total | Stem | Leaves | Total | ||||||
0.39 (Tap water) | 1. Tap water | 107 | 7 | 1.7 | 1109 | 57.4 | 13.5 | 70.9 | 23.2 | 8.8 | 32.0 |
2. Ascorbic acid (150 ppm) | 140 | 6 | 1.7 | 1505 | 53.2 | 20.3 | 73.5 | 21.6 | 14.2 | 35.8 | |
3. Trt. 2 + ZnSO4 (200 ppm) | 140 | 9 | 2.0 | 1283 | 53.3 | 20.4 | 73.7 | 24.2 | 11.5 | 35.7 | |
3.9 | 1. Tap water | 94 | 6 | 1.2 | 833 | 27.3 | 14.7 | 42.0 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 21.0 |
2. Ascorbic acid (150 ppm) | 63 | 8 | 1.5 | 1065 | 38.8 | 21.9 | 60.7 | 16.3 | 11.2 | 27.5 | |
3. Trt. 2 + ZnSO4 (200 ppm) | 127 | 8 | 1.7 | 992 | 65.0 | 21.8 | 86.8 | 30.2 | 10.8 | 40.9 | |
7.8 | 1. Tap water | 62 | 5 | 1.2 | 731 | 39.7 | 17.5 | 57.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 17.4 |
2. Ascorbic acid (150 ppm) | 63 | 7 | 1.7 | 917 | 31.7 | 16.4 | 48.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 17.8 | |
3. Trt. 2 + ZnSO4 (200 ppm) | 80 | 8 | 1.7 | 991 | 40.0 | 18.8 | 58.8 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 23.9 | |
LSD at P ≤ 0.05 | N.S | N.S | N.S | 481 | N.S | N.S | N.S | 17.4 | N.S | N.S |