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

Table 5

Effects of coating agents on seedling growth of MSk326 under drought stress.

Treatment^b	RL (mm)	SL (mm)	SFW (mg/30 plants)	SDW (mg/30 plants)
Control	7.55 c^a	14.38 c	130.9 c	15.09 c
P1	8.39 bc	16.28 bc	139.7 b	16.14 c
P2	8.42 bc	16.34 bc	142.0 b	16.26 c
S1	7.50 c	14.45 c	132.7 c	16.05 c
S2	8.41 bc	16.31 bc	141.8 b	16.74 b
S3	7.02 d	13.56 d	119.6 d	14.19 d
P1S1	8.48 bc	16.31 bc	149.3 b	15.99 c
P1S2	8.49 bc	16.32 bc	151.5 ab	16.80 b
P1S3	8.78 b	16.73 ab	150.8 ab	17.10 ab
P2S1	8.85 ab	16.65 ab	150.8 ab	17.04 ab
P2S2	8.83 ab	16.78 ab	152.3 ab	17.40 a
P2S3	9.16 a	17.13 a	158.3 a	17.40 a

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