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