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

Table 4

Impact of different arsenic salts and levels on number of leaves, leaf area, succulence, and RWC of leaf in two sunflower cultivars (variety × salt × level interaction mean ± SE).

Serial number	Salts	Levels	Number of leaves		Leaf area		Leaf succulence		RWC leaf
			FH-385	FH-405	FH-385	FH-405	FH-385	FH-405	FH-385	FH-405
1	Control	0 mg As	12.33 ± 0.33	12.33 ± 0.88	65.34 ± 2.83	69.79 ± 2.37	4.83 ± 0.12	5.38 ± 0.38	70.51 ± 1.96	64.93 ± 3.33
2	Sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4⋅7H2O)	20 mg As^5+	10.33 ± 0.33	11.00 ± 0.58	73.82 ± 1.79	46.73 ± 2.31	4.88 ± 0.37	6.41 ± 0.66	65.96 ± 3.05	49.49 ± 0.52
3		40 mg As^5+	10.67 ± 0.67	10.33 ± 0.33	99.48 ± 0.68	59.64 ± 2.26	5.00 ± 0.18	6.43 ± 0.72	72.30 ± 3.38	59.41 ± 3.38
4		60 mg As^5+	10.00 ± 0.58	10.67 ± 0.33	108.68 ± 1.23	54.63 ± 2.52	4.75 ± 0.83	5.55 ± 0.25	66.96 ± 3.48	54.20 ± 2.32
5		80 mg As^5+	9.33 ± 0.67	10.00 ± 0.58	63.19 ± 1.70	64.78 ± 2.20	4.76 ± 0.67	6.61 ± 0.41	70.22 ± 4.81	61.56 ± 1.05
6		100 mg As^5+	7.67 ± 0.88	7.67 ± 0.33	63.79 ± 1.80	64.62 ± 1.07	4.69 ± 0.68	6.45 ± 0.31	62.94 ± 3.00	56.70 ± 2.50
7	Control	0 mg As	12.67 ± 0.33	12.67 ± 0.33	65.54 ± 3.01	69.64 ± 2.12	4.96 ± 0.05	5.21 ± 0.54	70.41 ± 1.86	64.93 ± 2.20
8	Sodium arsenite (NaAsO2)	20 mg As^3+	10.33 ± 0.33	10.33 ± 0.33	51.94 ± 2.29	63.64 ± 1.79	4.75 ± 0.28	5.29 ± 0.31	63.96 ± 3.19	66.27 ± 2.56
9		40 mg As^3+	10.00 ± 0.58	10.33 ± 0.88	56.57 ± 2.23	54.60 ± 2.38	5.76 ± 0.76	5.64 ± 0.06	65.59 ± 3.16	55.73 ± 1.25
10		60 mg As^3+	9.67 ± 0.88	10.33 ± 0.33	86.67 ± 2.37	64.72 ± 1.46	5.09 ± 0.60	5.44 ± 0.41	69.58 ± 4.86	63.16 ± 3.85
11		80 mg As^3+	10.33 ± 1.20	9.00 ± 0.58	62.60 ± 2.29	65.16 ± 2.09	5.43 ± 0.43	5.32 ± 0.23	57.84 ± 4.46	56.51 ± 2.61
12		100 mg As^3+	9.67 ± 0.88	8.33 ± 0.67	64.06 ± 01.94	53.79 ± 1.96	5.15 ± 0.26	4.99 ± 0.14	53.79 ± 3.16	53.35 ± 2.05