Impact of Inorganic Arsenicals on Vegetative Growth of Two Pakistani Origins Sunflower Cultivars

Table 2

Influence of different arsenic salts and levels on various growth and water relation attributes of two sunflower cultivars (variety × salt × level interaction mean ± SE).

Serial number

Salts

Levels

Shoot length (cm)

Root length (cm)

Shoot : root ratio

Shoot moisture contents

Root moisture contents

FH-385

FH-405

FH-385

FH-405

FH-385

FH-405

FH-385

FH-405

FH-385

FH-405

1

Control

0 mg As

35.67 ± 1.86

40.33 ± 0.88

16.67 ± 1.45

19.67 ± 0.88

2.16 ± 0.08

2.06 ± 0.08

542.12 ± 52.41

633.89 ± 80.58

1118.10 ± 112.70

1016.88 ± 62.62

2

Sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4⋅7H2O)

20 mg As^5+

32.33 ± 1.76

40.67 ± 0.88

16.33 ± 0.88

19.33 ± 1.45

1.98 ± 0.04

2.12 ± 0.11

661.94 ± 94.04

1098.60 ± 86.47

1423.28 ± 83.85

777.34 ± 149.6

3

40 mg As^5+

32.00 ± 1.53

37.83 ± 0.73

15.67 ± 1.76

17.67 ± 0.88

2.18 ± 0.16

2.15 ± 0.07

859.60 ± 102.0

740.90 ± 34.89

1205.93 ± 125.40

724.04 ± 38.6

4

60 mg As^5+

25.77 ± 2.26

33.00 ± 2.08

13.67 ± 0.88

14.67 ± 1.20

1.88 ± 0.06

2.30 ± 0.08

1451.80 ± 72.90

938.90 ± 80.90

1093.33 ± 56.67

647.71 ± 63.19

5

80 mg As^5+

22.17 ± 1.30

26.53 ± 3.38

11.00 ± 1.00

13.00 ± 1.73

2.03 ± 0.09

2.09 ± 0.12

2111.90 ± 56.50

1206.50 ± 137.30

1066.67 ± 120.20

614.29 ± 93.68

6

100 mg As^5+

17.33 ± 0.88

18.33 ± 0.88

8.33 ± 0.88

9.33 ± 0.88

2.11 ± 0.11

2.00 ± 0.08

1850.20 ± 27.20

1207.70 ± 142.50

833.10 ± 90.25

579.92 ± 82.95

7

Control

0 mg As

35.33 ± 1.20

40.67 ± 0.67

17.00 ± 1.15

19.33 ± 0.67

2.09 ± 0.10

2.11 ± 0.06

541.10 ± 39.50

527.77 ± 50.92

1115.85 ± 61.01

1038.90 ± 90.97

8

Sodium arsenite (NaAsO2)

20 mg As^3+

30.33 ± 0.88

37.17 ± 1.48

16.33 ± 0.88

15.67 ± 1.86

1.86 ± 0.04

2.43 ± 0.15

1012.60 ± 139.80

923.82 ± 31.96

1063.64 ± 177

741.30 ± 80.63

9

40 mg As^3+

28.33 ± 0.88

33.00 ± 1.53

15.67 ± 0.88

13.67 ± 0.88

1.81 ± 0.06

2.44 ± 0.24

1224.40 ± 61.60

954.19 ± 40.35

989.95 ± 64.21

632.14 ± 54.20

10

60 mg As^3+

26.33 ± 0.88

32.00 ± 1.15

13.33 ± 0.67

13.67 ± 0.88

1.98 ± 0.06

2.37 ± 0.23

1314.40 ± 136.50

930.43 ± 15.22

914.17 ± 138.70

542.17 ± 26.66

11

80 mg As^3+

23.00 ± 1.73

32.67 ± 2.19

11.67 ± 0.67

11.67 ± 1.20

1.97 ± 0.08

2.87 ± 0.21

1450.50 ± 176.8

1005.01 ± 64.93

878.89 ± 86.93

364.54 ± 48.53

12

100 mg As^3+

20.33 ± 0.88

25.67 ± 2.19

9.67 ± 0.88

11.00 ± 1.53

2.13 ± 0.17

2.37 ± 0.12

1645.50 ± 168.40

960.10 ± 108.60

791.47 ± 47.50

456.97 ± 38.57