highly significantP≤0.01
Statistical analysis showed that the effects of salinity, glutathione, ascorbic acid or amino acid mixture with or without salt were highly significant (P≤0.01) on each studied growth parameter compared to the control of each cultivar. 2- Photosynthesis a) Chlorophyll contents: Regarding Giza 119, a remarkable rise of all determined pigments can be observed with the addition of either ascorbic acid or amino acid mixture to salt-stressed seedlings.