Fig. 5

The effects of fluridone (ABA synthesis inhibitor) and 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP; GABA synthesis inhibitor) on the antioxidant components of the ascorbate–glutathione (AsA-GSH) pathways of the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds under salt stress. A Ascorbic acid (AsA), B dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), C reduced glutathione (GSH), and D oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contents and the ratios of E AsA/DHA and F GSH/GSSG in the W- and MC-primed cotton seeds after 24 h of salt stress. WCK: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand without NaCl; WS: water-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl; MCS: MC-primed seeds germinated in the sand containing NaCl. The bars represent the means ± SE of three replicate samples