Table 2: Effect of Salicylic acid and arsenic stress on growth parameters of cowpea (ART 98-12).
Arsenic (mg/L) |
Bioregulator (mg/L) |
Fresh Weight(g) |
Dry Weight(g) |
No of leaf |
Plant height(cm) |
% Germination |
0 |
0 |
0.53 ± 0.001c |
0.25 ± 0.0008b |
16.33 ± 0.33d |
48.90 ± 0.46d |
80.33 ± 0.88b |
250 |
0 |
0.05 ± 0.001jk |
0.02 ± 0.0001m |
2.67 ± 0.33i |
10.50 ± 0.06l |
27.00 ± 0.58l |
500 |
0 |
0.04 ± 0.002k |
0.01 ± 0.0005n |
1.33 ± 0.33i |
8.50 ± 0.35m |
17.67 ± 1.45m |
0 |
SA 150 |
0.72 ± 0.03a |
0.16 ± 0.0005c |
21.00 ± 0.58b |
64.50 ± 0.29a |
83.33 ± 0.88a |
250 |
SA150 |
0.41 ± 0.003d |
0.09 ± 0.0001f |
14.00 ± 0.58e |
35.40 ± 0.21fg |
65.67 ± 0.88e |
500 |
SA 150 |
0.29 ± 0.001ef |
0.02 ± 0.0008k |
11.00 ± 0.58f |
34.73 ± 0.18g |
55.67 ± 0.88gh |
0 |
SA 75 |
0.50 ± 0.002c |
0.10 ± 0.0005e |
18.00 ± 0.58c |
50.46 ± 0.49c |
74.33 ± 0.88c |
250 |
SA 75 |
0.25 ± 0.001bc |
0.039 ± 0.0001i |
9.00 ± 0.58g |
20.30 ± 0.12j |
53.67 ± 0.88h |
500 |
SA 75 |
0.15 ± 0.002h |
0.05 ± 0.0001g |
6.66 ± 0.33h |
15.53 ± 0.09k |
47.33 ± 0.88j |
SA: Salicylic Acid
Means with different letter are significantly different from each other