TABLES
Table 1 Alterations in some stress-determining parameters in the shoots of Scorzonera hieraciifolia and Thellungiella parvula treated with 0, 150, 300, 450 and 600 mM NaCl. Means ± SD. Means followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s test at P £ 0.05.
NaCl Scorzonera hieraciifolia   Thellungiella parvula
(mM) RWC (%) TBARS (µmolg-1DW) H2O2 (µmolg-1DW)   RWC (%) TBARS (µmolg-1DW) H2O2 (µmolg-1DW)
0 73.51±0.8 d 2.8±0.09 d 6.3±0.01 e   64.23±0.1 a 6.1±0.9 d 6.2±0.01 d
150 76.44±0.8 c 2.7±0.08 d 8.7±0.01 d   54.64±0.2 b 8.2±0.9 c 11±0.01 c
300 82.84±0.8 b 3.2±0.08 c 11.5±0.05 c   53.12±0.5 c 9.5±0.5 b 15.1±0.02 b
450 92.07±0.6 a 8.3±0.25 b 28.0±0.05 b   49.35±0.2 d 23.2±0.6 a 51.3±0.01 a
600 94.1±1.0 a 9.1±0.12 a 32.2±0.07 a   NA NA NA
 NA: non-alive
Table 2 Changes in parameters related to shoot succulence in S. hieraciifolia. Means ± SD. Means followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s test at P £ 0.05. SSD: shoot succulence degree, ST: shoot thickness, PA: plant area, DW: dry weight.
NaCl (mM) SSD   ST (µm) PA (cm2 plant-1)
0 46±2.5 c 39.2±0.3 e 2.31±0.6 d
150 47±1.1 c 52.8±0.5 d 3.81±0.4 c
300 69±1.4 b 92.5±4.1 c 12.5±2.1 a
450 86±2.5 a 311±4.8 b 8.08±2.1 b
600 88±2.7 a 351±7.3 a 6.28±0.8 b