Table 3.

Elemental composition of untreated and treated seedling roots. Data are expressed as mg g⁻¹ DM.

Element	Untreated Roots			Treated Roots			t-Test
B	2.9	±	0.5	5.2	±	0.2	p < 0.001
Ca	151.8	±	10.8	234.5	±	13.9	p < 0.01
Cu	1.1	±	0.02	2.9	±	0.1	p < 0.001
Fe	52	±	6.2	112	±	4.6	p < 0.001
K	2014.4	±	192.4	3959.3	±	234.3	p < 0.001
Mg	182.2	±	7.8	545.9	±	11.6	p < 0.001
Mn	6.7	±	0.5	7.2	±	1.2	p < 0.05
P	554.2	±	34.1	937.8	±	43	p < 0.01
S	277.8	±	12.4	332.8	±	26.1	p < 0.05
Zn	20.4	±	3.4	51.2	±	9.8	p < 0.001