Table 2.

Comparison of means for measured traits in different cropping systems, under both control and 150 mM NaCl conditions, for two harvests of M. sativa and H. marinum

	M. sativa							H. marinum
Trait	Harvest 2			Harvest 3				Harvest 2			Harvest 3
	MMs	PIS	MCS	MMs	PIS	MCS		MHm	PIH	MCH	MHM	PIH	MCH
		Control
NA	4.33 ± 1.5ab	2.66 ± 0.6b	5.00 ± 1a	5.66 ± 0.6a	3.33 ± 0.6b	5.00 ± 1a		48.33 ± 4.5a	33 ± 4.10a	43.33 ± 2.1a	22.33 ± 2.1a	23.00 ± 6.9a	49.33 ± 1.1 a
LS	44.33 ± 7.6a	29.33 ± 0.6b	27.66 ± 4.6b	48.33 ± 3.2a	23.33 ± 3.5b	21.33 ± 1.5b		23.33 ± 2.9a	18.66 ± 2.9a	20.00 ± 3.5a	24.33 ± 0.6a	16.33 ± 2.1 b	15 ± 1b
LR	14 ± 1.7a	6.33 ± 1.5b	10.33 ± 2.5a	20.33 ± 1.2a	8 ± 1.7c	13.00 ± 2.6b		8.67 ± 2.3a	9 ± 1.7a	12.33 ± 3.1 a	13.33 ± 1.2a	11.00 ± 1ab	13 ± 1b
AFW	4.81 ± 0.5a	0.94 ± 0.1c	2.1 ± 0.7b	2.2 ± 0.3a	0.94 ± 0b	1.12 ± 0.2b		4.53 ± 0.5b	4.03 ± 1.1b	7.96 ± 0.9a	2.77 ± 0.6c	7.52 ± 0.6a	5.88 ± 0.5b
ADW	2.91 ± 0.1a	0.44 ± 0.1c	1.04 ± 0.4b	1.31 ± 0.4a	0.51 ± 0b	0.58 ± 0.2b		2.2 ± 0.3b	1.9 ± 0.5b	3.87 ± 0.2a	1.51 ± 0.5b	3.28 ± 0.6a	2.8 ± 0.3a
RFW	0.99 ± 0.1a	0.64 ± 0.2b	0.3 ± 0.1c	2.23 ± 0.6a	1 ± 0b	2 ± 0a		1.24 ± 0.3a	1.56 ± 0.7a	1.03 ± 0.2a	0.33 ± 0.6b	2 ± 1ab	3.33 ± 1.2a
RDW	0.37 ± 0.1ab	0.43 ± 0.1a	0.19 ± 0.1b	1 ± 0a	0 ± 0b	0.33 ± 0.6b		0.7 ± 0.2a	0.98 ± 0.4a	0.65 ± 0.1a	0.24 ± 0b	0.84 ± 0a	1.15 ± 0a
NHL	133 ± 2.3a	47.33 ± 5.5c	99 ± 5b	62 ± 7a	63.33 ± 7.5a	0 ± 0b		157.33 ± 5.14a	82.66 ± 5.19b	149 ± 4.2a	76.33 ± 2.14b	163.33 ± 2.37a	149.33 ± 4.3a
NYL	1.67 ± 2.9b	10 ± 3a	5.66 ± 1.5ab	10.33 ± 2.1b	12.33 ± 3.5b	42.33 ± 3.5a		11.33 ± 1.5b	19.66 ± 6.1b	31.66 ± 5.5a	19.33 ± 3.2b	6.33 ± 0.6b	81.33 ± 2.5a
		NaCl
NA	3.66 ± 1b	2.66 ± 0.5b	5.17 ± 1a	4 ± 1.2b	3.5 ± 1.9b	5.16 ± 1.5a		24.5 ± 5.1 a	26.5 ± 5.2a	39.16 ± 8.9a	27.16 ± 2.1b	27.83 ± 4.9b	52.5 ± 2.1a
LS	39.17 ± 4.7a	27.5 ± 5.8b	22.66 ± 4.9b	42.33 ± 6.2a	23.5 ± 5.4b	43.66 ± 7.1a		17.5 ± 2.4a	17.83 ± 4.3a	19.5 ± 5.7a	20.17 ± 3.6a	16.33 ± 2.6a	18 ± 3a
LR	12.75 ± 2.5a	5.83 ± 1.1 b	13.66 ± 3.7a	13.17 ± 1.5a	11 ± 1.8b	8.33 ± 1.5c		8.16 ± 2.4b	6.58 ± 1.3b	10.83 ± 2.1a	10.83 ± 1.2a	7.83 ± 0.8b	10.83 ± 1.5a
AFW	4.96 ± 2a	1.92 ± 0.4b	5.63 ± 1.6a	3.32 ± 0.3a	1.39 ± 0.4b	1.04 ± 0.4b		3.85 ± 2a	4.65 ± 3.1a	5.07 ± 2.6a	3.12 ± 0.9a	5.24 ± 1.2a	5.46 ± 3.2a
ADW	2.3 ± 1.2a	0.64 ± 0.2b	2.84 ± 0.7a	1.35 ± 0.1a	0.7 ± 0.2a	0.77 ± 0.3b		2.14 ± 1.1 a	2.4 ± 1.7a	2.69 ± 1.3 a	1.63 ± 0.9b	2.9 ± 1.1a	3.66 ± 0.9a
RFW	1.71 ± 0.9a	0.27 ± 0.1b	0.85 ± 0.4b	2.29 ± 1.3a	1.07 ± 0.4b	1.63 ± 0.5b		0.84 ± 0.3a	1.43 ± 1.9a	0.88 ± 0.7a	0.43 ± 0.5a	1.34 ± 1.2ab	1.71 ± 1a
RDW	1 ± 0.4a	0.14 ± 0.1c	0.56 ± 0.3b	1.07 ± 0a	0.29 ± 0.4c	0.58 ± 0.5b		0.42 ± 0.2a	0.36 ± 0.1a	0.59 ± 0.5a	0.18 ± 0a	0.57 ± 0.5a	0.62 ± 0.5a
NHL	166.33 ± 6.6a	56.33 ± 3.3b	103.33 ± 4.9b	102 ± 2.3a	27.66 ± 6.5b	42.66 ± 6b		50.33 ± 8b	94.66 ± 2.4a	123.83 ± 7.7a	47.33 ± 3.1a	75.16 ± 5.5a	158.33 ± 7.1a
NYL	15 ± 5.10b	15.33 ± 4.1b	50.66 ± 6.1a	13.16 ± 5.8b	31.83 ± 8ab	55.66 ± 2.1b		20.33 ± 5.8a	21.16 ± 6.1a	35.66 ± 3a	34 ± 3.1a	48 ± 1.1b	51.66 ± 2.1b

Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD). Number of axes (NA), length of stems (LS, cm), length of roots (LR, cm), aerial fresh weight (AFW, g), aerial dry weight (ADW, g), root fresh weight (RFW, g), root dry weight (RDW, g), number of healthy leaves (NHL) and number of yellow leaves (NYL). Cropping mode investigated: mono-culture of M. sativa (Mms), M. sativa in parallel intercropping (PIS), M. sativa in mixed culture (MCS). Means followed by the same letter(s) or common letters are not significantly different among the cultivation modes for each trait according to Duncan test at 5%