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Table 3 Effect of KNO3 and stress factors on hormone contents in Myrobolan rootstock

From: Enhancing drought, heat shock, and combined stress tolerance in Myrobalan 29C rootstocks with foliar application of potassium nitrate

Stress factors

Applications

IAA

(ng.mg−1tissue)

ABA

ng.g−1D.W

GA

ng.g−1D.W

Cytokinin

ng.g−1D.W

  

Stress

   

Control

-KNO3

1.22b

281.00e

1.16c

1.90bc

Control

 + KNO3

2.32a

152.00f

2.67a

5.59a

Drought

-KNO3

0.25f

1099.66b

0.54d

0.62f

Drought

‘KNO3

0.52d

481.00d

1.23c

1.36c

Heat Shock

-KNO3

0.27f

650.00c

0.63d

0.76e

Heat Shock

 + KNO3

0.68c

285.66e

1.62b

0.92d

Drought + Heat Shock

-KNO3

0.16g

1446.66a

0.31e

0.45g

Drought + Heat Shock

 + KNO3

0.43e

569.00c

1.14c

2.45b

Significance level

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Recovery

   

Control

-KNO3

1.41c

257.33e

1.41e

2.11d

Control

 + KNO3

2.69a

135.66f

5.52a

6.95a

Drought

-KNO3

0.34g

767.00b

0.88f

0.79g

Drought

‘KNO3

1.455c

269.66e

2.35d

3.68c

Heat Shock

-KNO3

0.54e

557.00c

1.09ef

0.95f

Heat Shock

 + KNO3

1.61b

204.66ef

4.29b

4.21b

Drought + Heat Shock

-KNO3

0.42f

855.66a

0.48g

0.58h

Drought + Heat Shock

 + KNO3

1.02d

352.66d

3.47c

1.89e

Significance level

 

**

**

**

**

  1. Different letters in columns represent statistical differences
  2. **Significance level at p ≤ 0.01 was detected for the applications and stress factors (Tukey’s HSD test)