Silicon Promotes Adventitious Shoot Regeneration and Enhances Salinity Tolerance of Ajuga multiflora Bunge by Altering Activity of Antioxidant Enzyme

Table 3

Effect of Si and NaCl on growth characteristics of A. multiflora.

Conc. (mM)		Plant height (cm)	No. of leaves	Chlorophyll (µg mg^−1 fw)	Root length (cm)	Fresh weight (mg)		Dry weight (mg)
Si	NaCl					Shoot	Root	Shoot	Root
0	0	8.1^b	14.2^a	3.04^c	12.6^c	1.28^f	0.57^de	0.14^c	0.086^e
1.8	0	8.6^a	13.7^ab	3.59^b	13.0^bc	1.52^d	0.84^b	0.17^b	0.115^b
3.6	0	8.7^a	13.4^ab	3.75^a	13.6^c	1.75^b	0.89^a	0.19^a	0.135^a
7.2	0	7.4^bc	12.1^b	2.83^d	15.4^a	1.70^c	0.71^c	0.18^ab	0.094^d
0	50	4.5^f	8.3^d	0.73^g	7.06^d	1.09^g	0.36^f	0.12^d	0.054^f
1.8	50	5.3^d	12.6^b	2.38^e	14.8^b	1.73^b	0.59^d	0.17^b	0.095^d
3.6	50	6.5^c	12.8^b	3.73^a	15.8^a	1.84^a	0.60^d	0.18^ab	0.102^c
7.2	50	5.2^d	10.5^c	1.66^f	14.7^b	1.36^e	0.53^e	0.17^b	0.091^de

Means within a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different (𝑃≤0.05).