Table 1: Effect of Salicylic acid and arsenic stress on growth parameters of cowpea (Ife Brown).
Arsenic (mg/L) |
Bioregulator (mg/L) |
Fresh Weight (g) |
Dry Weight(g) |
No of leaf |
Plant height(cm) |
% Germination |
0 |
0 |
0.75 ± 0.002c |
0.19 ± 0.002c |
16.00 ± 0.58bc |
51.00 ± 0.58d |
84.00 ± 0.58b |
250 |
0 |
0.19 ± 0.002n |
0.02 ± 0.0001n |
7.00 ± 0.58f |
18.30 ± 0.12i |
40.00 ± 1.15i |
500 |
0 |
0.09 ± 0.002o |
0.01 ± 0.0001m |
4.67 ± 0.88g |
12.43 ± 0.23j |
25.33 ± 0.88j |
0 |
SA 150 |
0.84 ± 0.002a |
0.29 ± 0.001a |
16.33 ± 0.67bc |
69.83 ± 0.44a |
93.33 ± 1.20a |
250 |
SA 150 |
0.71 ± 0.003d |
0.10 ± 0.000e |
11.67 ± 0.88b |
39.83 ± 1.96 |
74.33 ± 0.88cd |
500 |
SA 150 |
0.49 ± 0.0001i |
0.09 ± 0.0001f |
10.33 ± 0.88e |
39.33 ± 0.17f |
62.33 ± 0.88f |
0 |
SA 75 |
0.70 ± 0.002e |
0.19 ± 0.001c |
16.33 ± 0.67bc |
55.00 ± 0.29c |
81.33 ± 0.88b |
250 |
SA 75 |
0.55 ± 0.0001h |
0.08 ± 0.0002h |
11.67 ± 0.88e |
35.37 ± 0.09g |
67.00 ± 0.58e’ |
500 |
SA75 |
0.35 ± 0.005l |
0.08 ± 0.0001h |
10.33 ± 0.88e |
24.67 ± 0.44h |
56.33 ± 0.88g |
SA: Salicylic Acid
Means with different letter are significantly different from each other