Comparative studies on the role of benzoic, t-cinnamic, and salicylic acids on growth, some biochemical aspects, and yield of three flax cultivars grown under sandy soil conditions

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Table 12 Effect of cultivars and benzoic, t-cinnamic, and salicylic acids on photosynthetic pigments, IAA, and phenolic contents of flax plants grown under sandy soil conditions (data are means of two successive seasons)

Cultivars	Materials	Chlorophyll a	Chlorophyll b	Carotenoids	Total pigments	IAA (μg/g FW)	Phenolic content (mg/100 g FW)
Cultivars	Materials	(mg/g FW)				IAA (μg/g FW)	Phenolic content (mg/100 g FW)
Blanka	Benzoic a	1.726	0.598	0.540	2.864	43.19	91.55
	T-cinnamic	1.498	0.503	0.499	2.500	49.52	104.98
	Salicylic	1.751	0.747	0.557	3.055	50.61	107.29
Line-4	Benzoic	1.434	0.486	0.464	2.383	28.43	60.27
	T-cinnamic	1.507	0.667	0.482	2.657	39.64	84.04
	Salicylic	1.562	0.575	0.517	2.653	30.54	64.75
Giza-8	Benzoic	1.378	0.557	0.392	2.326	37.68	79.88
	T-cinnamic	1.326	0.563	0.426	2.316	54.31	115.14
	Salicylic	1.391	0.572	0.438	2.401	53.37	113.14
LSD 0.05		0.11	0.05	0.03	0.13	1.21	2.15