. 2017 Jun 22;2017:6201048. doi: 10.1155/2017/6201048

Table 3.

Mean values and standard deviation of metals translation factor (TF) (metals concentration ratio of root-rhizome and root-leaf and belowground parts and root + rhizome-aboveground parts and shoot) in P. australis.

Metals		Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
Metals		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Cu	Root-rhizome	3.715 ± 1.653^a	5.257 ± 0.916^b	6.450 ± 0.663^b	0.433 ± 0.028^c
	Root-shoot	4.611 ± 2.094^a	0.710 ± 0.438^b	0.642 ± 0.130^b	0.243 ± 0.063^b
	Below ground- above ground	0.113 ± 0.017	0.110 ± 0.060	0.085 ± 0.012	0.169 ± 0.042
Zn	Root-rhizome	0.829 ± 0.122^a	2.895 ± 0.331^b	2.589 ± 0.414^b	0.602 ± 0.0302^c
	Root-shoot	0.615 ± 0.122^a	0.915 ± 0.176^b	0.779 ± 0.247^c	0.343 ± 0.037^d
	Below ground- above ground	0.336 ± 0.006	0.238 ± 0.056	0.186 ± 0.060	0.214 ± 0.023
Pb	Root-rhizome	2.148 ± 0.220^a	2.913 ± 1.695^a	7.031 ± 0.529^b	0.101 ± 0.0043^c
	Root-shoot	0.581 ± 0.151^a	0.280 ± 0.006^b	0.822 ± 0.232^a	0.120 ± 0.058^b
	Below ground- above ground	0.186 ± 0.051^a	0.077 ± 0.015^b	0.104 ± 0.034^b	0.109 ± 0.052^b
Cr	Root-rhizome	0.810 ± 0.056^a	0.599 ± 0.387^a	2.102 ± 0.135^b	0.987 ± 0.0123^a
	Root-shoot	0.109 ± 0.038	0.130 ± 0.046	0.418 ± 0.049	0.093 ± 0.048
	Below ground- above ground	0.133 ± 0.039^a	0.306 ± 0.212^a	0.200 ± 0.036^a	0.093 ± 0.0475^b

Values are the means of six replicates ± standard deviation. Significant difference between seasons (within the same tissue) is showed by small letter.