Table 1.

Paired sample t-test analysis of mineral content of R. ellipticus fruits within the altitudinal sites and between years 2018 and 2019.

Sampling sites	Cu	Zn	Fe	Ca	K	Mg
2018
500 vs. 1,000 m	ns	ns	*	ns	*	*
500 vs. 1,500 m	ns	ns	*	*	*	*
500 vs. 2,000 m	ns	ns	*	*	*	*
1,000 vs. 1,500 m	ns	ns	ns	*	*	*
1,000 vs. 2,000 m	ns	ns	*	*	*	*
1,500 vs. 2,000 m	ns	ns	*	*	*	*
2019
500 vs. 1,000 m	*	*	*	*	ns	ns
500 vs. 1,500 m	*	*	*	*	*	*
500 vs. 2,000 m	*	*	*	*	*	*
1,000 vs. 1,500 m	ns	*	*	*	ns	ns
1,000 vs. 2,000 m	*	*	*	ns	ns	ns
1,500 vs. 2,000 m	*	*	*	*	*	ns
2018–2019	*	ns	ns	ns	*	*

*Significant (p < 0.05), ns, non-significant (p > 0.05).