Physiological response of sweet corn (Zea mays Ls.) grown under sandy soil to α-tocopherol treatments and different irrigation systems

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Table 4 Effect of irrigation system and α-tocopherol foliar spray on TSS, polysaccharides, total carbohydrate (mg/g dry wt), free amino acids and proline content (mg/g 100 dry wt) on Sweet corn plant grown under sandy soil conditions

Treatment	Carbohydrates	TSS	Polysaccharides	Free amino acid	Proline
Treatment	mg/g dry weight			mg/100 g dry weight	Proline
Irrigation systems
Sprinkler	311.81	28.02	383.39	98.56	12.63
Dripping	317.81	28.56	289.79	100.59	13.99
L.S.D at 5%	0.84	0.52	0.81	0.113	0.562
α-Tocopherol concentration
Control	298.36	27.54	269.09	79.23	11.4
100 mg/L	315.29	28.00	287.29	106.12	13.32
200 mg/L	330.97	29.27	303.38	113.52	15.21
L.S.D at 5%	1.87	0.41	1.74	0.358	0.144
Interaction
Sprinkler
Control	296.55	28.62	266.63	78.77	10.88
100 mg/L	312.67	27.77	284.44	104.69	13.04
200 mg/L	326.62	27.67	299.1	112.22	13.98
Dripping
Control	300.17	27.52	271.55	79.68	11.92
100 mg/L	317.91	28.23	290.14	107.56	13.61
200 mg/L	335.33	29.92	307.66	114.47	16.43
L.S.D at 5%	2.65	0.561	2.47	0.506	0.204