Table 1.
Effects of salinity on the contents of macro and micro nutrients in the leaves of Salvadora persica.
| NaCl (mM) | Na+ (mg g-1 DW) | K+ (mg g-1 DW) | Ca2+ (mg g-1 DW) | Mg2+ (mg g-1 DW) | N (mg g-1 DW) | Fe2+ (μg g-1 DW) | Mn2+ (μg g-1 DW) | Zn2+ (μg g-1 DW) | Cu2+ (μg g-1 DW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 22.19 ± 3.6a | 10.25 ± 2.0a | 62.16 ± 2.5a | 5.40 ± 1.3a | 13.00 ± 1.8b | 86.90 ± 25.1a | 76.56 ± 9.3ab | 36.05 ± 11.1a | 39.88 ± 19.8a |
| 250 | 30.89 ± 4.2b | 9.19 ± 0.5ab | 57.85 ± 1.8a | 5.13 ± 1.1ab | 16.93 ± 1.4a | 56.12 ± 19.5b | 67.19 ± 19.9a | 26.26 ± 4.1a | 22.10 ± 9.1b |
| 500 | 39.36 ± 5.1c | 7.79 ± 0.6ab | 53.43 ± 6.0a | 6.01 ± 0.7a | 11.93 ± 1.5bc | 66.42 ± 19.6ab | 92.63 ± 23.1ab | 33.50 ± 8.8a | 21.17 ± 7.0b |
| 750 | 42.33 ± 11.0c | 10.30 ± 0.8a | 66.18 ± 10.9a | 6.74 ± 1.3a | 11.52 ± 1.5bc | 73.76 ± 25.0ab | 99.29 ± 21.7b | 35.56 ± 5.8a | 16.96 ± 6.9b |
| 1000 | 30.93 ± 3.7b | 8.91 ± 1.7ab | 29.61 ± 3.5b | 3.84 ± 0.8b | 8.97 ± 1.5c | 76.33 ± 12.2ab | 66.67 ± 21.3a | 37.44 ± 9.8a | 15.79 ± 4.4b |
The values are mean ± SD (n = 6). Means followed by different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.