Table 7.
Effect of AMF and salinity on sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca+2), magnesium (Mg2+), iron (Fe2+), zinc (Zn2+), manganese (Mn2+) and copper (Mn2+) contents in the leaves of Cucumis sativus L. Data presented are the means ± SE (n = 5). Data followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.
| Treatment | Na+ (mg/g DW) | K+ (mg/g DW) | Ca2+ (mg/g DW) | Mg2+ (mg/g DW) | Fe2+ (mg/g DW) | Zn2+ (mg/g DW) | Mn2+ (mg/g DW) | Mn2+ (mg/g DW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 19.6 ± 0.75c | 38.5 ± 0.92b | 1.933 ± 0.04b | 1.533 ± 0.04b | 114.2 ± 0.97b | 39.4 ± 0.48b | 187.8 ± 1.27b | 8.52 ± 0.46b |
| AMF | 15.1 ± 0.43d | 50.1 ± 0.58a | 3.060 ± 0.09a | 2.003 ± 0.08a | 121.3 ± 0.43a | 48.6 ± 0.66a | 201.4 ± 2.08a | 11.41 ± 0.60a |
| Salinity | 44.3 ± 0.39a | 15.9 ± 0.34d | 0.903 ± 0.01d | 0.630 ± 0.02d | 73.8 ± 0.81d | 26.2 ± 0.55d | 107.1 ± 4.41d | 4.63 ± 0.27d |
| Salinity + AMF | 25.5 ± 0.33b | 29.8 ± 0.78c | 1.350 ± 0.07c | 0.963 ± 0.05c | 91.4 ± 0.36c | 33.0 ± 0.95c | 160.5 ± 1.44c | 6.15 ± 0.14c |
| LSD at: 0.05 | 1.1694 | 1.5997 | 0.1452 | 0.1356 | 1.6063 | 1.587 | 6.052 | 0.9478 |