Skip to main content
. 2024 Jan 20;13(2):314. doi: 10.3390/plants13020314

Table 3.

Multi-elemental composition of pods of French beans studied.

Sample Macroelement (g/kg DW) Microelement (mg/kg DW)
Mg P S K Ca Na Mn Fe Co Cu Zn Mo
KIS_1 2.32 a–e 4.65 d–g 2.67 b–e 24.78 cd 4.36 f–h 33.63 b 13.17 ij 76.10 b–d 0.16 b 8.09 cd 26.54 d–h 2.16 ij
KIS_2 2.08 d–f 4.85 c–g 2.74 bc 25.82 bc 3.48 ij 23.34 de 22.34 c 58.36 fg 0.09 d–f 8.12 cd 27.63 d–g 6.49 de
KIS_3 1.92 fg 5.60 a–c 2.31 d–h 28.94 ab 4.68 e–g 26.64 cd 16.32 f–h 58.08 fg 0.13 c 6.47 ef 23.85 e–h 3.14 g
KIS_4 1.96 e–g 5.75 ab 2.49 c–f 31.45 a 5.59 a–c 30.46 bc 15.24 g–i 60.39 ef 0.09 ef 4.99 h 22.21 gh 2.26 hi
KIS_5 2.09 d–f 5.33 b–e 2.24 f–i 25.48 b–d 4.73 d–g 17.72 f 18.32 d–f 47.92 g–i 0.10 de 6.25 fg 85.97 a 2.63 g–i
KIS_6 2.60 a 4.66 d–g 2.69 b–d 16.59 gh 5.13 b–f 17.11 f 13.84 h–j 69.29 de 0.06 g–i 10.73 a 29.16 c–e 7.38 c
KIS_7 2.50 a–c 4.32 fg 2.99 ab 25.66 b–d 5.71 ab 27.52 cd 17.10 e–g 45.34 hi 0.05 h–j 6.03 f–h 28.56 de 6.12 ef
KIS_8 2.52 ab 4.44 fg 2.00 hi 20.41 ef 5.11 b–f 20.72 ef 19.31 de 54.05 f–h 0.07 fg 6.62 ef 29.42 c–e 5.79 ef
KIS_9 2.16 b–f 4.87 c–g 2.28 e–i 15.59 h 3.33 j 21.27 ef 13.36 ij 87.89 a 0.05 h–j 9.36 b 31.52 cd 10.40 a
KIS_10 2.11 d–f 4.21 g 2.34 c–h 20.75 ef 3.76 h–j 30.73 bc 12.04 j 42.81 i 0.02 k 6.37 e–g 24.23 e–h 7.09 cd
KIS_11 2.58 a 4.42 fg 1.90 i 27.61 bc 6.03 a 66.57 a 12.27 j 54.37 f–h 0.08 f 5.18 gh 25.93 e–h 9.18 b
KIS_12 2.39 a–d 5.37 b–d 2.45 c–g 17.43 f–h 5.24 b–e 27.44 cd 28.70 a 73.16 cd 0.03 jk 5.59 f–h 26.75 d–h 2.33 g–i
KIS_13 2.25 a–f 4.53 e–g 2.07 g–i 20.92 ef 5.50 a–d 26.74 cd 25.64 b 69.62 de 0.35 a 9.97 ab 26.31 d–h 1.90 i–k
KIS_14 1.60 g 5.03 b–f 2.23 f–i 19.93 e–g 3.82 h–j 30.34 bc 12.78 ij 71.22 de 0.14 c 6.54 ef 22.59 f–h 1.82 i–l
KIS_15 2.57 a 4.80 c–g 2.70 b–d 21.91 de 4.86 c–g 29.51 bc 21.21 cd 84.79 ab 0.06 gh 6.40 ef 34.54 bc 1.00 l
KIS_16 2.59 a 6.40 a 3.39 a 20.57 ef 4.25 g–i 31.19 bc 18.45 d–f 75.88 b–d 0.06 g–i 6.74 ef 37.53 b 1.26 kl
KIS_17 2.12 c–f 4.96 b–g 2.68 b–e 18.55 e–g 4.14 g–i 30.55 bc 16.38 f–h 82.77 a–c 0.10 de 8.78 bc 34.24 bc 5.47 f
KIS_18 2.12 c–f 4.35 fg 2.32 d–h 20.87 ef 6.11 a 21.57 ef 13.70 h–j 56.87 fg 0.04 ij 5.58 f–h 21.22 h 3.09 gh
KIS_19 2.54 ab 4.47 fg 2.14 f–i 20.68 ef 3.19 j 18.68 ef 13.55 h–j 58.31 fg 0.11 d 7.52 de 27.93 d–f 1.32 j–l
Range 1.52–2.73 4.00–6.72 1.81–3.56 14.81–33.02 3.03–6.42 16.25–69.90 11.44–30.14 40.67–92.28 0.02–0.37 4.74–11.26 20.15–90.27 0.95–10.92
Mean ± SD 2.26 ± 0.29 4.90 ± 0.59 2.45 ± 0.37 22.31 ± 4.29 4.69 ± 0.91 27.99 ± 10.42 17.04 ± 4.62 64.59 ± 13.34 0.09 ± 0.07 7.12 ± 1.62 30.85 ± 13.73 4.25 ± 2.81
CV (%) 12.71 12.12 15.05 19.21 19.31 37.22 27.14 20.65 75.70 22.76 44.51 66.01

Data are means (n = 3). Mean values with different letters (a–l) in a column are significantly different (p < 0.05). DW—dry weight.