Salinity level

Tiller number (Mean ± SE)

60 DAS

75 DAS

90 DAS

S1

3.10a ± 0.29

3.36a ± 0.33

4.08a ± 0.39

S2

2.44b ± 0.38

2.54b ± 0.24

2.74b ± 029

S3

1.90c ± 0.16

1.95c ± 0.15

2.13c ± 0.14

S4

1.36d ± 0.14

1.74c ± 0.17

1.95c ± 0.19

S5

0.67e ± 0.15

0.48d ± 9.13

0.54c ± 0.38

p value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001