Table 3 Effect of IAA (a) or GA3 (b), and IAA + GA3 (c) (0, 25, and 50 mg/l) on photosynthetic pigments (μg/100 g fresh wt) of mungbean plants grown under sandy soil
a—IAA | |||||
Characters | IAA (mg/l) | LSD 5% | |||
0 | 25 | 50 | |||
Chlo a | 797.64 | 865.42 | 896.64 | 6.40 | |
Chlo b | 356.09 | 390.01 | 400.28 | 3.20 | |
Carotenoids | 250.77 | 272.10 | 281.89 | 2.20 | |
Total pigments | 1404.49 | 1527.52 | 1578.81 | 8.30 | |
b—GA3 | |||||
Characters | GA (mg/l) | LSD 5% | |||
0 | 25 | 50 | |||
Chlo a | 797.47 | 859.29 | 902.93 | 8.24 | |
Chlo b | 356.01 | 383.61 | 406.76 | 4.80 | |
Carotenoids | 250.71 | 270.15 | 283.89 | 2.80 | |
Total pigments | 1404.19 | 1513.04 | 1593.58 | 8.40 | |
c—IAA + GA3 | |||||
IAA (mg/l) | GA3 (mg/l) | Chlo a | Chlo b | Carotenoids | Total pigments |
0 | 0 | 750.27 | 334.94 | 235.87 | 1321.08 |
25 | 805.82 | 359.74 | 253.34 | 1418.90 | |
50 | 836.82 | 373.58 | 263.08 | 1473.49 | |
25 | 0 | 803.82 | 358.85 | 252.71 | 1415.38 |
25 | 868.78 | 387.85 | 273.13 | 1529.75 | |
50 | 923.66 | 423.33 | 290.45 | 1637.44 | |
50 | 0 | 838.32 | 374.25 | 263.56 | 1476.13 |
25 | 903.27 | 403.24 | 283.97 | 1590.48 | |
50 | 948.32 | 423.36 | 298.14 | 1669.82 | |
LSD 5% | 6.80 | 4.20 | 2.40 | 4.60 | |