Table 9 Effect of phenolic acid concentrations on photosynthetic pigments, IAA, and phenolic contents of flax plants grown under sandy soil conditions (data are means of two successive seasons)
Concentrations (mg/L) | 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 |
50 | 1.506 | 0.559 | 0.453 | 2.518 | 35.74 | 75.76 |
75 | 1.561 | 0.602 | 0.503 | 2.666 | 49.49 | 104.60 |
100 | 1.596 | 0.639 | 0.519 | 2.754 | 48.18 | 102.47 |
LSD 0.05 | 0.022 | 0.031 | 0.015 | 0.11 | 1.150 | 1.060 |