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Table 6 Effect of salinity on P content in 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From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Salinity-induced changes in the morphology and major mineral nutrient composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) accessions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

P content (%, DW basis)

Salinity level (dS m−1)

0

8

16

24

32

Ac1

0.32i

0.43h (+36.39)

0.14k (56.33)

0.11j (63.92)

0.11j (64.87)

Ac2

0.37g

0.42i (+14.17)

0.15j (58.86)

0.11j (69.21)

0.13h (63.49)

Ac3

0.37g

0.52f (+37.97)

0.49c (+31.02)

0.35e (7.49)

0.34c (8.56)

Ac4

0.25j

0.72a (+183.07)

0.61b (+139.76)

0.38d (+47.64)

0.23g (8.66)

Ac5

0.42d

0.20k (53.32)

0.20i (53.32)

0.15h (65.64)

0.13hi (69.43)

Ac6

0.41e

0.42i (+0.97)

0.39f (8.03)

0.32f (22.63)

0.32d (22.63)

Ac7

0.34h

0.14l (58.63)

0.13k (60.42)

0.13i (62.80)

0.12ij (63.99)

Ac8

0.54c

0.66c (+22.35)

0.40e (25.88)

0.37d (30.73)

0.25f (52.70)

Ac9

0.57b

0.59d (+3.16)

0.49c (14.91)

0.46b (19.47)

0.45a (21.40)

Ac10

0.32i

0.34j (+6.25)

0.28h (14.06)

0.24g (26.25)

0.24g (26.25)

Ac11

0.39f

0.46g (+19.74)

0.35g (9.87)

0.32f (17.14)

0.29e (25.71)

Ac12

0.42de

0.57e (+38.31)

0.41d (0.96)

0.41c (1.45)

0.37b (11.08)

Ac13

0.71a

0.70b (1.27)

0.78a (+9.31)

0.49a (31.31)

0.34c (51.76)

Mean

0.42b

0.47a (+13.66)

0.37c (11.61)

0.29d (29.51)

0.26e (38.66)

  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 indicates % increase of P content