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Table 6 Effect of phenolic acid treatments on photosynthetic pigments, IAA and phenolic contents 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)

Benzoic acid

1.513

0.547

0.465

2.524

36.43

77.23

T-cinnamic acid

1.435

0.532

0.470

2.436

39.22

83.16

Salicylic acid

1.444

0.606

0.464

2.514

42.01

89.06

LSD 0.05

0.011

0.037

0.033

0.010

1.020

2.15

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