The Effect of NaCl and CMA on the Growth and Morphology of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)
Table 2
The effect of NaCl and CMA on growth and morphology of A. uva-ursi plants.
Treatment (mmol solute L−1)
Control
NaCl/CMA
20
60
140
280
P value
Stem length (ss/ps) (mm)
2.20 (3.212)*
NaCl
2.53 (4.998)
3.07 (4.621)
3.07 (5.738)
1.33 (1.839)
0.839
CMA
2.60 (3.699)
1.27 (3.218)
1.20 (2.833)
2.13 (4.121)
Stem length (ss/sds) (mm)
25.20 (31.743)
NaCl
17.47 (26.859)
19.60 (37.133)
5.13 (8.305)
3.73 (5.035)
0.284
CMA
12.20 (12.013)
13.73 (20.869)
14.47 (22.119)
12.00 (25.355)
Number of new secondary shoots (ss/sds)
0.80 (1.612)
NaCl
0.67 (1.496)
0.53 (2.066)
0.13 (0.352)
0.33 (0.617)
0.923
CMA
0.53 (0.990)
0.87 (1.767)
0.40 (1.298)
0.80 (2.305)
Number of new flushed buds (ep)
7.60 (7.818)
NaCl
5.47 (6.334)
6.67 (7.697)
2.00 (3.185)
4.13 (5.630)
0.248
CMA
9.13 (8.254)
8.60 (12.322)
4.87 (5.383)
6.67 (8.877)
Number of developing apical buds (ep)
2.20 (3.167)
NaCl
1.67 (3.222)
2.13 (2.997)
0.80 (1.568)
1.47 (1.767)
0.893
CMA
1.87 (2.503)
1.67 (2.127)
1.53 (1.642)
1.33 (2.610)
*Mean () and SD (inside parentheses) are shown. Treatment effects were analyzed using ANOVA coupled with the Bonferroni mean comparison test (). ss: sample shoot; ps: primary shoot; sds: secondary shoot; ep: entire aboveground plant.
