. 2014 Aug 19;6:plu047. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plu047

Table 4.

Cation and anion content against chloride, in seeds of quinoa treated with different salts, expressed as percentages. *Different letters in the same column denote significant differences among treatments (P ≤ 0.05). Mean ± SE (n = 4–5).

Treatments		Na⁺/cations	Cl⁻/anions	Na⁺/Cl⁻	PO₄³⁻/Cl⁻	SO₄²⁻/Cl⁻	K⁺/Cl⁻	NH₄⁺/Cl⁻	Mg²⁺/Cl⁻	Ca²⁺/Cl⁻
Control		5.0^d	13^e	29^d	635^a	23^b	349^b	76^a	69^a	28^b
NaCl	100 mM	41^c	49^c	63^b	102^d	1.8^d	51^d	23^c	15^d	3.2^d
NaCl	400 mM	72^a	64^b	76^a	54^e	0^d	13^e	5.8^e	10^d	1.9^d
MgCl₂	13.38 mM	5.0^d	33^d	16^e	202^c	6.5^c	185^c	34^b	53^a	19^b
MgCl₂	53.52 mM	5.0^d	63^a	6.1^f	58^e	0^d	53^d	9.6^d	44^b	6.8^c
CaCl₂	2.54 mM	6.0^d	16^e	30^d	530^b	15^b	345^b	45^b	55^a	14^c
CaCl₂	10.16 mM	4.3^d	37^d	11^e	170^d	0.82^d	130^c	15^d	43^b	43^a
KCl	2.54 mM	3.5^d	13^e	24^d	500^b	100^a	485^a	7.4^a	62^a	29^b
KCl	10.16 mM	3.2^d	45^c	18^e	120^d	2.6^c	273^b	7.3^e	29^c	45^a
SW	25 %	37^c	35^d	51^c	58^e	128^a	51^d	13^d	14^d	9.3^c
SW	100 %	55^b	57^b	63^b	41^f	19^b	36^d	0^f	13^d	3.2^d