Table 3.

Dry matter (DM) accumulation and N- and P-assimilation of white lupin plants grown in silica sand with +P or −P nutrient solution at 37 DAI

	DM (mg)		% N		Total N (mg)		P-concentration (mg P g−1 DM)		Total P (mg)
	+P	−P	+P	−P	+P	−P	+P	−P	+P	−P
Shoot	1884	1325*	3·22	2·16*	60·7	28·6*	8·3	1·2*	15·6	1·6*
Root	378	376	1·53	0·56*	5·8	2·1*	10	1·1*	3·8	0·4*
Nodules	80·8	47·3*	5·69	4·15*	4·6	1·9*	13·2	3·3*	1·1	0·2*
Total plant	2342	1748*	−	−	71·1	32·7*	−	−	20·4	2·1*

Data are means of six replicates.

^*Significantly different from the +P treatment, t-test (P ≤ 0·05).