Table 1.

Moisture (%) and macro element (mg/kg) contents of different parts and layers of leeks

Sample	Moisture	P	K	Ca	Mg	S
Root of leek	84.98 ± 3.87 b	985.05 ± 123.60 a	2688.50 ± 263.75 a	666.87 ± 101.04	264.58 ± 34.51 a	954.04 ± 69.83 a
Onion part of leek	90.23 ± 0.759 a	245.72 ± 69.49 b	1377.63 ± 243.36 c	614.22 ± 87.08	130.70 ± 9.27 b	429.72 ± 10.20 b
Leaf top of leek	92.11 ± 0.032 a	154.69 ± 20.46 b	1421.73 ± 190.60 c	628.72 ± 22.12	158.10 ± 22.72 b	335.32 ± 5.08 c
Leaf of leek	92.08 ± 0.130 a	195.24 ± 31.21 b	2250.97 ± 159.89 b	577.09 ± 23.62	158.16 ± 12.25 b	377.07 ± 49.92 bc
Sample	Moisture	P	K	Ca	Mg	S
1. Layer of leek	89.65 ± 1.20 c	139.45 ± 24.87 d	1867.15 ± 81.34 c	429.16 ± 71.94 a	119.57 ± 20.29 bc	438.43 ± 44.50 b
2. Layer of leek	90.08 ± 1.87 bc	174.90 ± 29.57 cd	1596.69 ± 42.32 d	244.32 ± 21.08 c	84.69 ± 10.43 d	287.13 ± 31.75 c
3. Layer of leek	86.52 ± 0.231 d	178.56 ± 6.07 cd	1838.37 ± 105.71 c	287.82 ± 15.53 bc	96.77 ± 9.16 cd	290.35 ± 11.71 c
4. Layer of leek	91.84 ± 0.297 a	250.53 ± 21.64 bc	2201.53 ± 84.13 a	242.70 ± 10.32 c	121.57 ± 5.20 b	378.87 ± 11.29 b
5. Layer of leek	90.91 ± 0.381 abc	315.73 ± 15.41 b	2155.18 ± 105.04 ab	295.08 ± 63.44 bc	169.08 ± 16.38 a	402.34 ± 26.04 b
6. Layer of leek	91.30 ± 0.421 ab	444.46 ± 71.22 a	2006.27 ± 173.09 abc	393.51 ± 64.65 ab	159.74 ± 11.35 a	617.75 ± 45.66 a
7. Layer of leek	91.01 ± 0.415 abc	446.63 ± 119.53 a	1972.82 ± 212.19 bc	454.75 ± 123.06 a	99.28 ± 17.92 bcd	381.18 ± 72.98 b

p < 0.01