Table 9. Mass-balance including major cations and anions in the phloem sap of P. balgooyi.
| Mass Balance Phyllanthus balgooyi phloem sap | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Anions μg g−1 (dry weight) |
Citrate wt% | |||||
| Cl− | NO3− | PO43− | SO42− | Sum anions wt% | |||
| 1 | 1295 | 700 | 711 | 4167 | 0.69 | 81.3 | |
| 2 | 1280 | 863 | 1178 | 903 | 0.42 | 79.2 | |
| 3 | 1097 | 369 | 593 | 599 | 0.27 | 68.9 | |
| Cations μg g−1 (dry weight) | |||||||
| Sample | K+ | Mg2+ | Ni2+ | Ca2+ | Co2+ | Sum cations wt% | Total balance wt% |
| 1 | 649 | 821 | 145560 | 1300 | 1869 | 15.1 | 96.4 |
| 2 | 1211 | 810 | 168514 | 1871 | 1449 | 17.4 | 96.6 |
| 3 | 1532 | 595 | 154944 | 1960 | 557 | 16.1 | 85.0 |
Results obtained with ICP-AES, High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and ion chromatography.