Table 9.
Effect of AMF and salinity on the sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), iron (Fe2+), zinc (Zn2+), manganese (Mn2+) and copper (Mn2+) contents in the roots 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) | Cu2+ (mg/g DW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 36.4 ± 0.37d | 51.8 ± 0.49b | 3.58 ± 0.19b | 2.786 ± 0.17b | 705.2 ± 2.67b | 21.23 ± 0.38b | 118.3 ± 1.09b | 6.01 ± 0.10b |
| AMF | 41.3 ± 0.36c | 73.8 ± 0.75a | 7.01 ± 0.07a | 4.036 ± 0.04a | 765.7 ± 2.44a | 29.53 ± 0.32a | 139.1 ± 1.10a | 8.71 ± 0.19a |
| Salinity | 68.7 ± 1.57b | 34.6 ± 1.24d | 1.78 ± 0.17d | 1.666 ± 0.07 cd | 113.8 ± 2.15d | 14.78 ± 0.46d | 61.2 ± 1.02d | 4.40 ± 0.32d |
| Salinity + AMF | 80.3 ± 0.74a | 41.5 ± 0.31c | 2.70 ± 0.08c | 1.996 ± 0.06c | 410.5 ± 0.89c | 17.93 ± 0.28c | 90.6 ± 1.38c | 5.01 ± 0.05c |
| LSD at: 0.05 | 2.0967 | 1.8099 | 0.325 | 0.2363 | 4.9614 | 0.8542 | 2.6741 | 0.4618 |