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Table 1 Effect of salinity on plant height of 13 purslane accessions

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Salinity-induced changes in the morphology and major mineral nutrient composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) accessions

Purslane accessions

Plant height (cm)

Salinity level (dS m−1)

0

8

16

24

32

Ac1

43.10h

38.30h (11.14)

44.0e (+2.09)

36.7f (14.85)

39.7d (7.89)

Ac2

42.80h

39.20h (8.41)

37.4g (12.62)

40.5e (5.37)

39.6d (7.48)

Ac3

45.80j

42.10g (8.08)

41.7f (8.95)

40.8e (10.92)

37.7e (17.68)

Ac4

48.10e

45.50f (5.41)

42.7ef (11.23)

41.4e (13.93)

40.5d (15.8)

Ac5

42.70h

41.30g (3.28)

41.0f (3.98)

39.8e (6.79)

37.4e (12.41)

Ac6

59.61b

56.70b (4.88)

53.4b (10.42)

50.2b (15.78)

46.4b (22.16)

Ac7

56.40c

52.40d (7.09)

49.8c (11.7)

46.7c (17.19)

43.2c (23.4)

Ac8

52.90d

28.20e (8.88)

47.5c (10.21)

45.8cd (13.42)

44.1c (16.64)

Ac9

70.0a

67.40a (3.71)

63.8a (8.86)

57.6a (17.71)

53.3a (23.86)

Ac10

59.20b

54.40c (8.11)

51.8b (12.5)

44.7d (24.49)

42.8c (27.7)

Ac11

43.80gh

41.60g (5.02)

38.4g (12.33)

36.9f (15.75)

33.7f (23.06)

Ac12

45.30fg

41.42g (8.57)

36.7f (18.98)

33.4g (26.27)

32.8f (27.59)

Ac13

33.40i

29.60i (11.38)

25.7h (23.05)

24.23h (27.46)

22.1g (33.83)

Mean

49.47a

46.011b (6.99)

44.15c (10.76)

41.44d (16.23)

39.48e (20.18)

  1. Mean values with different lower case letters in a row are significantly different at P < 0.05. Values in the parentheses indicate percent compared to the untreated control (0 dS m−1) plants
  2. ‘+’ symbol denotes increase in plant height under salinity stress compared to control