Table 5 Effect of salinity on dry weight of 13 purslane accessions
Purslane accessions | Dry weight (g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salinity level (dS m−1) | |||||
0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | |
Ac1 | 16.27bc | 17.13bc (+5.29) | 13.1bc (13.1) | 9.23e–g (9.23) | 8.33ef (8.33) |
Ac2 | 15.39bc | 13.58d (11.76) | 10.34d (10.34) | 9.18e–g (9.18) | 8.42d–f (8.42) |
Ac3 | 23.55a | 21.39a (21.39) | 19.29a (19.29) | 20.16b (20.16) | 18.51b (18.51) |
Ac4 | 15.55bc | 13.97cd (13.97) | 10.7d (10.7) | 8.95e–g (8.95) | 8.66d–f (8.66) |
Ac5 | 7.94d | 6.45f (6.45) | 6.74f (6.74) | 7.81fg (7.81) | 5.39g (5.39) |
Ac6 | 20.67ab | 17.77ab (17.77) | 10.02d (10.02) | 14.38c (14.38) | 7.55e–g (7.55) |
Ac7 | 15.91bc | 13.24d (13.24) | 14.17b (14.17) | 12.77cd (12.77) | 12.04c (12.04) |
Ac8 | 16.63bc | 11.57de (11.57) | 11.16cd (11.16) | 10.92de (10.92) | 9.98c–e (9.98) |
Ac9 | 15.5bc | 13.48d (13.48) | 21.3a (21.3) | 23.9a (23.9) | 23.4a (23.4) |
Ac10 | 10.10cd | 8.60ef (8.6) | 7.44ef (7.44) | 7.13g (7.13) | 6.89fg (6.89) |
Ac11 | 18.84ab | 14.0cd (14.0) | 13.43bc (13.43) | 12.47cd (12.47) | 11.08cd (11.08) |
Ac12 | 11.99cd | 14.41b–d (14.41) | 9.46de (9.46) | 7.72fg (7.72) | 6.33fg (6.33) |
Ac13 | 12.05cd | 12.27d (12.27) | 11.34cd (11.34) | 9.58ef (9.58) | 7.93e–g (7.93) |
Mean | 15.41a | 13.68b (11.24) | 12.19c (20.91) | 11.86d (23.05) | 10.35e (32.88) |