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Table 18 Effect of benzoic, t-cinnamic, and salicylic acids levels on some biochemical constituents of flax plants grown under sandy soil conditions (data are means of two successive seasons)

From: 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

Treatments

Chlorophyll a (mg/g FW)

Chlorophyll b (mg/g FW)

Carotenoids (mg/g FW)

Total pigments (mg/g FW)

IAA (μg/g FW)

Phenolic content (mg/100 g FW)

Control

1.192

0.445

0.391

2.028

23.47

49.76

Benzoic acid

50

1.585

0.556

0.448

2.589

34.79

73.74

75

1.679

0.595

0.528

2.802

46.23

97.41

100

1.594

0.591

0.493

2.678

41.23

88.00

T-cinnamic acid

50

1.473

0.532

0.461

2.466

34.82

73.82

75

1.545

0.560

0.529

2.634

50.83

107.41

100

1.529

0.589

0.500

2.617

47.77

101.64

Salicylic acid

50

1.460

0.589

0.450

2.500

37.60

79.71

75

1.458

0.652

0.451

2.562

51.41

108.99

100

1.666

0.737

0.564

2.967

55.55

117.77

LSD at 0.05

0.10

0.103

0.10

0.113

1.22

2.65