Analysis of Two-Way ANOVA for Estimation of Chlorophyll in Under Physiological Stress

Abstract

Many plants of economic importance exhibit salt tolerance and are adapted to grow in salt-affected environments. Drought is undoubtedly one of the most important environmental stresses limiting the productivity of crop plants around the world. The assimilatory power of the plant is due to the presence of pigment called chlorophyll. One of the important factors that determines crop productivity is the chlorophyll content of the leaves. Chlorophyll was estimated from leaves of Dapoli-3 variety of Eleusine coracana under control plants (without any stress) as well as from plants grown under salt, drought and presowing salt treated seed stress conditions. Dapoli-3 variety of Eleusine coracana showed an increase in chlorophyll level at all concentrations of salt treatment w. In presowing salt treated plants, Dapoli-3, there was decrease in chlorophyll content at all salt concentration. While chlorophyll content decreased with extended duration of drought.