Table 5 Total soluble sugars, proline, and free amino acids (mg/100 g dry weight) of quinoa treated with proline or trehalose with (+) and without (−) compost amendment under salinity stress (average of two seasons)
Salinity (mg/L) | Treatment, mM | TSS | Proline | FAA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
− | + | − | + | − | + | |||
0 | Control | 1565 | 1638 | 15.83 | 17.13 | 217.65 | 267.14 | |
Proline | 0.5 | 1594 | 1728 | 17.41 | 20.54 | 241.46 | 292.47 | |
1.0 | 1611 | 1839 | 19.50 | 23.75 | 262.65 | 303.28 | ||
Trehalose | 2.5 | 1643 | 1976 | 24.75 | 27.12 | 298.28 | 298.75 | |
5.0 | 1786 | 1711 | 30.44 | 32.27 | 254.65 | 308.54 | ||
3000 | Control | 1365 | 1437 | 27.71 | 29.62 | 240.32 | 314.23 | |
Proline | 0.5 | 1411 | 1536 | 29.36 | 32.63 | 254.89 | 326.76 | |
1.0 | 1447 | 1576 | 31.01 | 33.65 | 271.65 | 341.14 | ||
Trehalose | 2.5 | 1487 | 1584 | 33.45 | 35.32 | 320.86 | 361.24 | |
5.0 | 1509 | 1520 | 39.89 | 43.62 | 344.94 | 395.63 | ||
6000 | Control | 1401 | 1403 | 39.87 | 41.29 | 315.25 | 352.23 | |
Proline | 0.5 | 1412 | 1429 | 42.43 | 44.07 | 336.42 | 368.63 | |
1.0 | 1426 | 1447 | 44.17 | 46.57 | 352.92 | 391.17 | ||
Trehalose | 2.5 | 1444 | 1498 | 47.25 | 50.92 | 395.33 | 415.57 | |
5.0 | 1487 | 1420 | 49.63 | 51.28 | 450.42 | 475.67 | ||
LSD at 5% | 53.24 | 1.47 | 18.71 | |||||