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Table 3 Macronutrients concentrations of roots (R) and shoots (S) of marigold under salinity stress

From: Ion uptake of marigold under saline growth conditions

NaCl (mM)

Ca2+ (g kg−1)

Mg2+ (g kg−1)

K+ (g kg−1)

P (g kg−1)

Na+ (g kg−1)

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

0

8.04 ± 0.69c y

2.41 ± 0.18b

1.34 ± 0.05c

4.12 ± 0.84c

4.23 ± 1.07a

4.61 ± 0.27ab

3.88 ± 0.47b

4.22 ± 0.62

10.34 ± 1.22b

4.89 ± 1.66e

50

10.07 ± 2.03bc

2.39 ± 0.07b

1.26 ± 0.01c

5.19 ± 0.34c

2.63 ± 0.33b

4.80 ± 0.33a

3.69 ± 0.30b

4.28 ± 0.91

32.98 ± 4.27a

21.76 ± 6.03d

100

12.64 ± 2.75abc

3.10 ± 0.36a

3.00 ± 0.39b

24.75 ± 0.35ab

1.08 ± 0.11c

4.25 ± 0.70abc

9.80 ± 2.43a

4.03 ± 0.58

31.16 ± 4.04a

37.71 ± 4.55c

150

15.64 ± 5.82a

2.88 ± 0.06a

4.64 ± 1.05a

26.71 ± 3.37a

1.56 ± 0.42c

3.76 ± 0.28c

9.39 ± 3.13a

3.88 ± 0.33

37.49 ± 6.62a

51.67 ± 4.14b

200

14.62 ± 2.59ab

3.01 ± 0.34a

3.69 ± 0.93ab

21.53 ± 4.38b

1.54 ± 0.36c

3.92 ± 0.64bc

3.48 ± 0.92b

4.90 ± 0.93

35.45 ± 5.33a

62.27 ± 9.15a

Prob > f

0.0257

0.0013

<0.0001

<0.0001

<0.0001

0.0377

0.0001

0.3445

<0.0001

<0.0001

LSD5 %

4.894

0.362

0.983

3.781

0.845

0.726

2.766

ns

7.011

8.544

  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