Table 2 Effect of melatonin (0, 50, 100, and 150 mM) on growth characters of M. oleifera plants subjected to drought stress (normal irrigation and skipping two irrigation times). Data are means of two seasons
Drought | Melatonin | Plant height (cm) | Number of leaves/plant | Leaves fresh wt. (g) | Shoot fresh wt. (g) | Leaves dry wt. (g) | Shoot dry wt. (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D0 | M 0 | 103.67 | 14.00 | 24.97 | 29.22 | 5.01 | 8.44 |
M 1 | 107.00 | 17.67 | 26.19 | 42.02 | 5.91 | 13.81 | |
M 2 | 115.33 | 17.67 | 35.65 | 50.53 | 10.29 | 13.95 | |
M 3 | 113.00 | 16.33 | 32.91 | 36.66 | 9.48 | 13.11 | |
D1 | M 0 | 83.67 | 10.00 | 15.41 | 25.51 | 4.26 | 6.34 |
M 1 | 91.33 | 11.33 | 17.79 | 36.25 | 4.88 | 7.55 | |
M 2 | 95.67 | 13.33 | 24.19 | 44.54 | 8.69 | 9.04 | |
M 3 | 92.67 | 12.33 | 18.95 | 32.17 | 7.31 | 8.5 | |
LSD at 5% | 5.65 | 1.35 | 1.85 | 6.75 | 1.02 | 0.86 | |