Table 4.
Effects of different salinity levels on shoot mineral composition of seed pumpkin cultivars.
| Cultivars | Treatments | Ca (mg/kg) | K (mg/kg) | Na (mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develi | S1 | 303.12 | 3579.06 | 348.69 |
| S2 | 267.55 | 2857.29 | 611.24 | |
| S3 | 253.13 | 2684.35 | 910.82 | |
| S4 | 242.09 | 2185.50 | 1287.23 | |
| S5 | 209.42 | 2094.39 | 2047.29 | |
| Ürgüp | S1 | 282.51 | 4162.82 | 809.06 |
| S2 | 262.87 | 4146.77 | 1108.32 | |
| S3 | 261.73 | 3810.30 | 1287.02 | |
| S4 | 236.17 | 3515.32 | 1330.66 | |
| S5 | 238.34 | 3389.01 | 1588.70 | |
| Hybrid | S1 | 342.74 | 4289.29 | 926.07 |
| S2 | 305.85 | 3714.84 | 1042.86 | |
| S3 | 293.55 | 3654.58 | 1081.36 | |
| S4 | 272.65 | 3398.11 | 1344.70 | |
| S5 | 241.07 | 2820.10 | 2546.34 | |
| General means | Cultivars | |||
| Develi | 255.06 | 2680.12b | 1041.06 | |
| Ürgüp | 256.32 | 3804.85a | 1224.75 | |
| Hybrid | 291.72 | 3575.38a | 1388.27 | |
| Salinity | ||||
| S1 | 309.46 | 4010.39a | 694.61c | |
| S2 | 278.76 | 3572.97ab | 920.80b | |
| S3 | 269.47 | 3383.08b | 1093.07b | |
| S4 | 250.30 | 3032.98b | 1320.86ab | |
| S5 | 229.61 | 2767.83c | 2060.78a | |
| Significance | ||||
| Salinity (S) | ns | ** | ** | |
| Cultivars (C) | ns | * | ns | |
| S × C | ns | ns | ns | |
ns not significant.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.