Table 3.
Effects of different salinity levels on root mineral composition of seed pumpkin cultivars.
| Cultivars | Treatments | Ca (mg/kg) | K (mg/kg) | Na (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develi | S1 | 831.50 | 10,263.68 | 4006.26 |
| S2 | 706.32 | 9991.19 | 5815.50 | |
| S3 | 648.28 | 8841.15 | 5344.44 | |
| S4 | 573.16 | 8132.12 | 8428.32 | |
| S5 | 424.82 | 5786.95 | 9394.78 | |
| Ürgüp | S1 | 883.25 | 15,286.37 | 4591.27 |
| S2 | 696.98 | 14,817.15 | 8137.97 | |
| S3 | 644.72 | 14,796.73 | 9054.57 | |
| S4 | 632.36 | 14,046.82 | 11,961.38 | |
| S5 | 583.27 | 13,822.65 | 12,143.69 | |
| Hybrid | S1 | 511.85 | 9574.29 | 2637.58 |
| S2 | 449.11 | 8063.07 | 3124.52 | |
| S3 | 341.20 | 7234.36 | 3266.10 | |
| S4 | 348.77 | 5458.99d | 4985.75 | |
| S5 | 184.02 | 3223.25 | 5441.75 | |
| General means | Cultivars | |||
| Develi | 636.82a | 8603.02b | 6597.86b | |
| Ürgüp | 688.12a | 14,553.95a | 9177.78a | |
| Hybrid | 366.99b | 6710.79c | 3891.14c | |
| Salinity | ||||
| S1 | 742.20a | 11,708.11a | 3745.04c | |
| S2 | 617.47a | 10,957.13a | 5692.66c | |
| S3 | 544.74bc | 10,290.75ab | 5888.37bc | |
| S4 | 518.10bc | 9212.64ab | 8458.48ab | |
| S5 | 397.37c | 7610.95b | 8993.41a | |
| Significance | ||||
| Salinity (S) | ** | ** | ** | |
| Cultivars (C) | ** | ** | ** | |
| S × C | ns | ns | ns | |
ns not significant.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.