Research Article

Biochemical and Anatomical Changes and Yield Reduction in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Varied Salinity Regimes

Table 4

Effect of salinity on the grain yield (g hill−1) of eight rice varieties.

Rice varietySalinity levels (dS m−1)
0 (control)4812

IR2014.65cd5.24d (36)0.0e0.0c
Pokkali11.93d10.29c (86)7.05c (60)3.31b (28)
MR3319.44ab12.37bc (64)5.64cd (29)0.0c
MR5218.59ab13.36b (72)5.73cd (31)0.0c
MR21118.85ab17.00a (90)10.36b (55)4.83a (26)
MR21921.48a10.00c (47)4.67d (22)0.0c
MR23220.10ab18.07a (90)12.42a (62)5.08a (25)
BRRI dhan2917.26bc6.72d (59)0.0e0.0c

Means with the same letter in the columns do not differ significantly ( ).
Values within parenthesis indicate percent relative to the control.