(c) Effect of soil types on S. nigrum sodium and magnesium composition in the first trial and the second trial.
| Soil types | Sodium composition (mg/kg) | Magnesium composition (mg/kg) | ||||||||||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| (i) The first trial | ||||||||||||||
| ST0 | 85 | 450 ± 0.02b | 500 ± 0.03e | 740 ± 0.02d | 862 ± 0.03d | 870 ± 0.03e | 930 ± 0.03d | 1200 | 1900 ± 0.01b | 4100 ± 0.02b | 4610 ± 0.02b | 5225 ± 0.01b | 5698 ± 0.01b | 5360 ± 0.03b |
| ST1 | 85 | 440 ± 0.01b | 600 ± 0.02d | 800 ± 0.01c | 860 ± 0.02c | 876 ± 0.01d | 922 ± 0.03d | 1200 | 2100 ± 0.03a | 4900 ± 0.03b | 4800 ± 0.01b | 5610 ± 0.02b | 0.6086 ± 0.02a | 5910 ± 0.01b |
| ST2 | 85 | 514 ± 0.03a | 600 ± 0.02c | 800 ± 0.03b | 910 ± 0.02b | 934 ± 0.02c | 975 ± 0.02c | 1200 | 2300 ± 0.02a | 5100 ± 0.03a | 5500 ± 0.02a | 5900 ± 0.02b | 0.6255 ± 0.02a | 6045 ± 0.02a |
| ST3 | 85 | 500 ± 0.02a | 600 ± 0.01a | 800 ± 0.02a | 912 ± 0.02a | 930 ± 0.01a | 976 ± 0.01a | 1200 | 2500 ± 0.02a | 5100 ± 0.02a | 5900 ± 0.01a | 6100 ± 0.01a | 0.6600 ± 0.01a | 6500 ± 0.01a |
| ST4 | 85 | 438 ± 0.02c | 600 ± 0.02b | 745 ± 0.02c | 920 ± 0.02a | 940 ± 0.03b | 980 ± 0.02b | 1200 | 2600 ± 0.03a | 4400 ± 0.01b | 5185 ± 0.03a | 6012 ± 0.02a | 6480 ± 0.01a | 6232 ± 0.01a |
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| (ii) The second trial | ||||||||||||||
| ST0 | 80 | 447 ± 0.02c | 500 ± 0.03e | 720 ± 0.03c | 850 ± 0.02d | 945 ± 0.02c | 972 ± 0.03b | 1100 | 1900 ± 0.03b | 4118 ± 0.01b | 4668 ± 0.01b | 5272 ± 0.03b | 5656 ± 0.02b | 5348 ± 0.03b |
| ST1 | 80 | 440 ± 0.03c | 488 ± 0.03d | 800 ± 0.02b | 850 ± 0.02c | 950 ± 0.03b | 964 ± 0.02a | 1100 | 2100 ± 0.03a | 4900 ± 0.02b | 4818 ± 0.02b | 5613 ± 0.02b | 6040 ± 0.03b | 5955 ± 0.01b |
| ST2 | 80 | 520 ± 0.02a | 610 ± 0.01c | 800 ± 0.02b | 934 ± 0.01b | 938 ± 0.01a | 958 ± 0.02a | 1100 | 3000 ± 0.01a | 5900 ± 0.01a | 5520 ± 0.03a | 5900 ± 0.01b | 6224 ± 0.01a | 6039 ± 0.02a |
| ST3 | 80 | 500 ± 0.01b | 614 ± 0.02a | 800 ± 0.00a | 938 ± 0.02a | 950 ± 0.01a | 967 ± 0.01b | 1100 | 2900 ± 0.01a | 5104 ± 0.03a | 5900 ± 0.01a | 7900 ± 0.01a | 6600 ± 0.02a | 6500 ± 0.01a |
| ST4 | 80 | 420 ± 0.02b | 610 ± 0.02b | 800 ± 0.00c | 940 ± 0.01a | 949 ± 0.02b | 964 ± 0.01b | 1100 | 2600 ± 0.01a | 4600 ± 0.01b | 5122 ± 0.02a | 6000 ± 0.02b | 6400 ± 0.01a | 6240 ± 0.03a |
Values shown are mean ± SD. Different letters down the same column represent significant difference at p < 0.01.