Table 3: Effect of Salicylic acid and arsenic stress on growth parameters of cowpea (ITOK-568-18).
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 |
0.17 ± 0.0015c |
14.67 ± 0.33d |
60.43 ± 0.54b |
86.33 ± 0.88b |
250 |
0 |
0.10 ± 0.001m |
0.02 ± 0.0001l |
5.33 ± 0.33h |
14.63 ± 0.09j |
36.00 ± 0.58j |
500 |
0 |
0.06 ± 0.001n |
0.02 ± 0.0001m |
3.67 ± 0.67i |
10.63 ± 0.09k |
22.67 ± 1.45k |
0 |
SA 150 |
0.76 ± 0.002b |
0.22 ± 0.0011b |
18.00 ± 0.58b |
59.03 ± 0.81c |
88.00 ± 0.58ab |
250 |
SA 150 |
0.68 ± 0.010d |
0.08 ± 0.0001g |
15.00 ± 0.58d |
46.50 ± 0.29f |
71.00 ± 0.58g |
500 |
SA 150 |
0.48 ± 0.002g |
0.07 ± 0.0001h |
11.33 ± 0.33fg |
42.33 ± 0.45g |
61.00 ± 1.15i |
0 |
SA 75 |
0.59 ± 0.007f |
0.17 ± 0.0006d |
16.00 ± 0.58d |
48.40 ± 0.45e |
73.00 ± 0.58d |
250 |
SA 75 |
0.45 ± 0.003h |
0.09 ± 0.0001f |
10.00 ± 0.58g |
33.53 ± 0.09h |
61.00 ± 0.58f |
500 |
SA75 |
0.28 ± 0.004j |
0.06 ± 0.0001i |
10.33 ± 0.33g |
28.70 ± 0.12i |
52.33 ± 0.88h |
SA: Salicylic Acid
Means with different letter are significantly different from each other