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