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Table 2 Micronutrients concentrations of roots (R) and shoots (S) of marigold under salinity stress

From: Ion uptake of marigold under saline growth conditions

NaCl (mM)

Cu2+ (mg kg−1)

Mn2+ (mg kg−1)

Fe2+ (mg kg−1)

Zn2+ (mg kg−1)

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

0

11.68 ± 2.08a

11.62 ± 0.39

63.38 ± 8.82a

141.46 ± 11.39a

137.11 ± 26.62a

95.03 ± 4.49ab

60.47 ± 12.71a

54.72 ± 7.12

50

12.15 ± 1.03a

10.81 ± 0.59

59.13 ± 9.61a

156.24 ± 7.35a

128.90 ± 32.82a

110.78 ± 24.16a

42.72 ± 11.77b

50.37 ± 6.95

100

3.44 ± 0.70b

10.41 ± 0.84

37.22 ± 5.41b

98.29 ± 14.1c

101.53 ± 30.07ab

75.27 ± 10.7b

26.27 ± 1.82c

43.15 ± 0.78

150

3.15 ± 0.19b

10.45 ± 1.62

67.07 ± 9.91a

106.20 ± 7.67c

132.23 ± 33.89a

83.42 ± 20.08b

45.68 ± 7.85b

48.65 ± 6.10

200

5.14 ± 1.84b

9.79 ± 0.80

31.52 ± 4.76b

122.97 ± 6.65b

77.30 ± 11.91b

76.94 ± 6.76b

21.11 ± 5.73c

54.73 ± 9.39

Prob > f

<0.0001

0.1424

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.0419

0.0265

0.0001

0.1364

LSD5 %

2.058

ns

12.063

14.883

42.522

23.041

13.446

ns

  1. The values are the means of seven replicates
  2. The values in columns followed by different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 (least significant difference test)
  3. ns not significant