Table 4.

Effect of calcium (Ca) and potassium (K) alone and in combination on mineral elements content in shoot and root (μg g⁻¹ DW) of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) plants under normal and cadmium (Cd) stress conditions.

Mineral Elements	Treatments
	C	C + Ca	C + K	C + Ca + K	Cd	Cd + Ca	Cd + K	Cd + Ca + K
Shoot S	127 ± 3.27c	133 ± 3.35b	129 ± 3.30c	137 ± 3.49a	80.33 ± 2.45f	89.29 ± 2.59e	85.15 ± 2.54e	98.72 ± 2.84d
Shoot Mn	31.21 ± 1.49c	37.05 ± 1.54b	35.19 ± 1.52b	40.32 ± 1.66a	11.22 ± 1.06f	15.71 ± 1.37e	15.32 ± 1.31e	21.81 ± 1.42d
Shoot Mg	275 ± 4.91c	281 ± 4.98b	275 ± 4.90c	288 ± 5.10a	145.34 ± 3.52f	185.57 ± 3.88e	181.12 ± 3.74e	199.33 ± 4.01d
Shoot Ca	132 ± 3.52d	141 ± 3.64b	137 ± 3.58c	144 ± 3.71a	87.32 ± 2.62h	103 ± 3.05f	95.77 ± 2.87g	115.31 ± 3.14e
Shoot K	691 ± 8.10d	703 ± 8.20c	715 ± 8.31b	725 ± 8.37a	351 ± 5.57h	361 ± 5.65g	475 ± 5.80f	502 ± 5.97e
Root S	421 ± 6.21d	430 ± 6.35b	427 ± 6.29c	438 ± 6.44a	218 ± 4.12h	328 ± 5.16f	315 ± 4.98g	385 ± 5.62e
Root Mn	121 ± 3.11c	127 ± 3.33b	125 ± 3.30b	132 ± 3.51a	101 ± 2.95e	110 ± 3.09d	108 ± 3.04d	117 ± 3.15c
Root Mg	855 ± 9.41b	857 ± 9.45b	855 ± 9.42b	860 ± 9.52a	698 ± 7.67f	761 ± 7.89d	752 ± 7.75e	799 ± 8.06c
Root Ca	212 ± 4.31d	221 ± 4.47b	217 ± 4.36c	231 ± 4.59a	182 ± 3.71g	205 ± 4.09e	193 ± 3.91f	211 ± 4.27d
Root K	1370 ± 13.31c	1391 ± 13.45c	1430 ± 13.87b	1475 ± 14.12a	860 ± 9.51g	1075 ± 11.25f	1163 ± 12.09e	1207 ± 12.47d

Data presented are the means ± standard error (SE) of five independent replications (n = 5). Different letters indicate significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) among the treatments. DW, dry weight.