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Table 5 Effect of trehalose at 0 mM (Tre 0), 10 mM (Tre 1), and 50 mM (Tre 2) on carbohydrate constituents of wheat plants irrigated with tap water (S0) or diluted sea water at 6.25 dS/m (S1). Results are means of two successive seasons

From: Physiological role of trehalose on enhancing salinity tolerance of wheat plant

Salinity

Trehalose conc (mM)

Glucose

Sucrose

Trehalose (μmole/g FW)

TSS

Starch

(mg/g FW)

(mg/g FW)

S0

Tre0

1.98

0.89

212.35

3.24

42.52

Tre1

2.14

1.68

232.52

4.12

51.52

Tre2

2.65

1.95

275.23

4.68

59.36

S1

Tre0

2.23

1.24

334.52

4.25

53.65

Tre1

2.58

1.89

368.25

5.12

61.52

Tre2

2.95

2.24

425.35

6.24

73.52

LCD at 5%

 

0.153

0.082

25.254

0.024

78.354