Table 1.
Effect of salinity on fresh weight of 13 purslane accessions.
| Purslane accessions | Fresh weight (g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinity level (dS m−1) | |||||
| 0 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 32 | |
| Ac1 | 225.0 ± 1.28 e | 231.33 ± 4.44 b (+2.81) |
203.78 ± 3.39 b (9.43) |
192.49 ± 2.62 b (14.45) |
187.37 ± 1.13 b (16.72) |
| Ac2 | 213.58 ± 1.72 f | 203.14 ± 3.45 e (4.88) |
193.58 ± 2.70 c (9.36) |
188.93 ± 2.33 bc (11.54) |
171.58 ± 1.67 d (19.66) |
| Ac3 | 190.50 ± 1.83 g | 188.79 ± 1.86 f (0.89) |
177.93 ± 2.62 d (6.59) |
181.37 ± 1.92 bc (4.79) |
177.68 ± 1.86 c (6.73) |
| Ac4 | 187.0 ± 3.24 g | 149.16 ± 2.23 g (20.24) |
112.32 ± 1.83 g (39.94) |
117.30 ± 1.93 g (37.27) |
106.31 ± 1.35 h (43.15) |
| Ac5 | 134.16 ± 1.24 i | 121.31 ± 1.78 h (9.58) |
129.48 ± 1.66 e (3.39) |
131.28 ± 1.91 f (2.15) |
113.58 ± 1.65 g (15.34) |
| Ac6 | 279.0 ± 2.71 c | 229.0 ± 2.82 b (17.92) |
174.72 ± 1.59 d (37.38) |
154.68 ± 11.28 e (44.56) |
159.87 ± 2.44 e (42.69) |
| Ac7 | 230.0 ± 3.67 e | 223.51 ± 1.67 c (2.82) |
174.97 ± 2.14 d (23.93) |
168.94 ± 2.29 d (26.55) |
151.60 ± 2.77 f (34.09) |
| Ac8 | 341.03 ± 2.39 a | 216.82 ± 2.37 d (36.42) |
197.43 ± 3.76 bc (42.11) |
180.29 ± 2.82 cd (47.13) |
156.61 ± 2.68 ef (54.08) |
| Ac9 | 305.17 ± 2.02 b | 248.61 ± 2.68 a (18.53) |
346.97 ± 2.15 a (+13.69) |
378.15 ± 3.22 a (+23.91) |
355.68 ± 1.81 a (+16.55) |
| Ac10 | 149.17 ± 1.28 h | 114.53 ± 1.64 i (23.22) |
103.43 ± 1.74 h (30.66) |
98.26 ± 2.39 h (34.13) |
89.30 ± 1.91 j (40.14) |
| Ac11 | 242.0 ± 1.66 d | 185.0 ± 2.43 f (23.55) |
174.83 ± 2.28 d (27.76) |
169.56 ± 1.67 d (29.93) |
161.79 ± 2.50 e (33.14) |
| Ac12 | 129.48 ± 1.73 i | 112.94 ± 1.37 i (12.77) |
105.14 ± 1.95 h (18.79) |
93.40 ± 1.38 h (27.27) |
86.98 ± 2.31 j (32.82) |
| Ac13 | 103.66 ± 3.79 j | 113.52 ± 1.82 i (+9.51) |
119.81 ± 1.22 f (+15.58) |
101.30 ± 2.81 h (2.78) |
99.11 ± 3.32 i (4.39) |
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| Mean | 209.98 ± 71.18 a | 179.82 ± 51.01 b (14.36) |
170.34 ± 64.57 c (18.88) |
165.84 ± 73.28 d (21.02) |
155.19 ± 69.73 e (26.09) |
Values and ±SE with different lower case letters in a row are significantly different at P < 0.05. Values in the parentheses indicate percent compared to the untreated control (0 dS m−1) plants. Plus (+) symbol indicates % increase in fresh weight compared to control.