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