NaCl Effects on In Vitro Germination and Growth of Some Senegalese Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Cultivars
Table 3
Mean comparison of shoot and root part lengths by Student Newman-Keuls test at 5%.
Cultivars
NaCl treatment (mM)
LAP (cm)
LRS (cm)
TLP (cm)
LAP/LRS
LRS/LAP
(LAP/TLP)/100
(LRS/TLP)/100
Reduction rate LAP (%)
Reduction rate LRS (%)
Yacine
0
14.66a
9.5a
24.16a
1.54
0.64
60.67
39.32
—
—
Yacine
50
7.78b
6.95b
14.73b
1.12
0.89
52.81
47.18
Yacine
100
7.16b
6.33b
13.49b
1.13
0.88
53.07
46.92
Yacine
200
3.87c
2.37c
6.24c
1.63
0.61
62.01
37.98
58-191
0
18a
10.16a
28.16a
1.77
0.56
63.92
30.07
—
—
58-191
50
17.85a
10a
28a
1.80
0.55
63.75
35.71
58-191
100
18a
9.95a
27.8a
1.79
0.55
64.74
35.79
58-191
200
4b
2b
6b
2.00
0.13
66.66
33.33
For each cultivar, values in the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly between cultivars at 5% level. LAP: length of aerial part; LRS: length of root system; TLP: total length of Plant.
