An Enhanced Drought-Tolerant Method Using SA-Loaded PAMPS Polymer Materials Applied on Tobacco Pelleted Seeds

Table 4

Effects of coating agents on seedling growth of Honghuadajinyuan (HHDJY) under drought stress.

Treatment^b	RL (mm)	SL (mm)	SFW (mg/30 plants)	SDW (mg/30 plants)
Control	8.02 c^a	15.75 b	141.5 b	15.84 c
P1	8.66 bc	16.80 ab	147.8 b	16.68 bc
P2	8.87 bc	16.82 ab	150.4 ab	16.86 bc
S1	8.13 c	15.66 b	146.5 b	15.57 c
S2	9.15 ab	16.80 ab	154.3 ab	17.40 ab
S3	7.56 d	14.38 c	130.9 c	14.85 d
P1S1	9.10 ab	17.22 a	157.5 a	17.49 ab
P1S2	8.93 bc	17.12 a	154.5 ab	16.65 bc
P1S3	9.16 ab	17.19 a	153.0 ab	17.34 ab
P2S1	9.13 ab	17.34 a	157.5 a	17.49 ab
P2S2	9.17 ab	17.34 a	158.3 a	17.64 ab
P2S3	9.38 a	17.46 a	161.3 a	17.85 a

RL: root length; SL: seedling length; SFW: seedling fresh weight; SDW: seedling dry wight.
^aLowercased letters mean significant difference (, LSD) among treatments within the same variety.
^bFor additional explanations, see Table 2.