Physiological and Growth Responses of Six Turfgrass Species Relative to Salinity Tolerance

Table 3

Effect of salinity on leaf firing of six turfgrass species.

EC𝑤; (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 𝑃=0.05 (LSD test).
Values in the parentheses indicate transformed by Arcsine square root.