Table 1.

The effect of combinations of salicylic acid and citric acid on mineral concentrations (fresh weight basis) in the leaf and biomass yield.

Spray treatment	Solution strength	Total dry biomass (g)	Total fresh biomass (g)	Plant height	Stem diameter (mm)	Fv/Fm	K (ppm)	Ca (ppm)	Mg (ppm)	Fe (ppm)	Mn (ppm)	Zn (ppm)	Cu (ppm)	Ni (ppm)	B (ppm)	P (ppm)	S (ppm)	Si (ppm)
CA7*	Full strength	1.37 abc§	18.81 ab	40.5 b	4 a	0.815 ab	12317 a	31975 a	8625 a	132 a	133 a	47 a	38 a	3 a	22 b	8055 a	6052 b	446 a
	Half strength	1.22 bc	16.81 bc	44.5 a	3.3 c	0.801 bc	15882 a	28107 a	6763 a	146 a	128 a	38 a	35 a	2 a	17 b	5362 a	6036 b	359 a
CA7SA1	Full strength	1.77 a	22.29 a	42.4 ab	4.2 a	0.821 a	15362 a	33482 a	8440 a	142 a	160 a	45 a	35 a	6 a	53 a	6208 a	7300 b	489 a
	Half strength	1.17 bc	15.43 bc	40 c	3.3 c	0.801 bc	16722 a	27660 a	7310 a	133 a	128 a	41 a	38 a	4 a	19 b	5008 a	6770 b	393 a
DW†	Full strength	1.62 ab	21.66 a	42.6 ab	3.9 ab	0.821 a	13788 a	30957 a	7550 a	138 a	139 a	46 a	38 a	9 a	21 b	6928 a	5455 b	413 a
	Half strength	1.51 abc	15.89 bc	43.2 ab	3.5 bc	0.799 bc	16372 a	31932 a	7697 a	153 a	160 a	44 a	38 a	2 a	25 ab	5243 a	8144 b	400 a
SA1	Full strength	1.42 abc	19.90 ab	38.2 c	4.2 a	0.817 ab	13207 a	35185 a	8220 a	154 a	137 a	51 a	41 a	6 a	12 b	8432 a	6831 b	360 a
	Half strength	1.02 c	13.52 c	38.2 c	3.6 bc	0.794 c	16872 a	30988 a	7557 a	145 a	158 a	42 a	31 a	2 a	18 b	5410 a	15087 a	374 a

^§ Values in the same column that are followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to Tukey’s multiple range test (p ≤ 0.05).

*The numbers represent concentration of foliar sprays in millimolar.

^†Distilled water (control).