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Table 4 Effect of salinity on fresh weight 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From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Salinity-induced changes in the morphology and major mineral nutrient composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) accessions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

Fresh weight (g)

Salinity level (dS m−1)

0

8

16

24

32

Ac1

225.0e

231.33b (+2.81)

203.78b (9.43)

192.49b (14.45)

187.37b (16.72)

Ac2

213.58f

203.14e (4.88)

193.58c (9.36)

188.93bc (11.54)

171.58d (19.66)

Ac3

190.5g

188.79f (0.89)

177.93d (6.59)

181.37bc (4.79)

177.68c (6.73)

Ac4

187.0g

149.16g (20.24)

112.32g (39.94)

117.3g (37.27)

106.31h (43.15)

Ac5

134.16i

121.31h (9.58)

129.48e (3.39)

131.28f (2.15)

113.58g (15.34)

Ac6

279.0c

229.0b (17.92)

174.72d (37.38)

154.68e (44.56)

159.87e (42.69)

Ac7

230.0e

223.51c (2.82)

174.97d (23.93)

168.94d (26.55)

151.6f (34.09)

Ac8

341.03a

216.82d (36.42)

197.4bc (42.11)

180.29cd (47.13)

156.61ef (54.08)

Ac9

305.17b

248.61a (18.53)

346.97a (+13.69)

378.15a (+23.91)

355.68a (+16.55)

Ac10

149.17h

114.53i (23.22)

103.43h (30.66)

98.26h (34.13)

89.30j (40.14)

Ac11

242.0d

185.0f (23.55)

174.83d (27.76)

169.56d (29.93)

161.79e (33.14)

Ac12

129.48i

112.94i (12.77)

105.14h (18.79)

93.4h (27.27)

86.98j (32.82)

Ac13

103.66j

113.52i (+9.51)

119.81f (+15.58)

101.3h (2.78)

99.11i (4.39)

Mean

209.98a

179.82b (14.36)

170.34c (18.88)

165.84d (21.02)

155.19e (26.09)

  1. 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 indicates % increase in fresh weight compared to control