Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance
Table 3
Effect of salinity on leaf firing of six turfgrass species.
(dS m−1)
Turfgrass species (% leaf firing)
P. vaginatum
Z. japonica
Z. matrella
D. didactyla
C. dactylon “Tifdwarf”
C. dactylon “Satiri”
LSD (0.05)
0
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0 f (0.28)
0 f (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0.00
8
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0 f (0.28)
0 f (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0.00
16
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
0 e (0.28)
5 e (12.79)
8 e (16.37)
0 e (0.28)
2.45
24
5 d (12.89)
10 d (18.26)
15 d (22.65)
25 d (29.90)
18 d (25.01)
15 d (22.65)
4.31
32
8 c (16.37)
15 c (22.65)
20 c (26.49)
79 c (63.17)
45 c (42.14)
25 c (29.95)
2.57
40
12 b (20.20)
20 b (26.52)
26 b (30.64)
93 b (76.80)
85 b (67.39)
69 b (56.37)
4.32
48
15 a (22.65)
25 a (29.95)
39 a (38.64)
100 a (89.75)
94 a (77.81)
80 a (63.83)
4.52
LSD (0.05)
2.31
2.34
2.30
6.19
4.36
5.11
Means within columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at (LSD test). Values in the parentheses indicate transformed by Arcsine square root.