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Table 7 Effect of salinity on Na 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From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Salinity-induced changes in the morphology and major mineral nutrient composition of purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) accessions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

Na content (%, DW basis)

Salinity level (dS m−1)

0

8

16

24

32

Ac1

0.26l

0.46i (+72.12)

0.63f (+141.22)

0.85c (+225.57)

0.94a (+257.63)

Ac2

0.46d

0.61d (+31.61)

0.72d (+54.69)

0.86b (+85.18)

0.90b (+95.33)

Ac3

0.32j

0.34k (+7.19)

0.63f (+97.50)

0.72g (+124.69)

0.79e (+146.56)

Ac4

0.29k

0.55g (+91.29)

0.50i (+73.52)

0.73f (+153.31)

0.75g (+160.63)

Ac5

0.43f

0.59e (+36.47)

0.71e (+63.28)

0.76e (+75.98)

0.71i (+63.05)

Ac6

0.43g

0.71b (67.61)

0.62g (+44.37)

0.43l (0.0)

0.71h (+67.61)

Ac7

0.62b

0.72a (+17.40)

0.76b (+24.23)

0.86a (+40.16)

0.76f (+23.41)

Ac8

0.35h

0.36j (+3.15)

0.97a (+178.80)

0.61j (+73.35)

0.67k (+41.40)

Ac9

0.32j

0.58f (+80.56)

0.72d (+124.14)

0.83d (+160.19)

0.88c (+174.95)

Ac10

0.33i

0.54h (62.19)

0.44k (+32.04)

0.65i (+95.51)

69.2d (+107.19)

Ac11

0.77a

0.71b (7.64)

0.71c (5.96)

0.20m (74.74)

0.43l (44.43)

Ac12

0.49c

0.68c (+38.89)

0.49j (0.00)

0.68h (+38.89)

0.70j (+43.0)

Ac13

0.44e

0.57f (+29.38)

0.61h (+36.97)

0.44k (1.10)

0.37m (17.73)

Mean

0.42d

0.57c (+34.75)

0.65b (+54.51)

0.66b (+56.14)

0.71a (+68.49)

  1. Mean values with different lower case letters in each column 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 Na content