. 2020 Mar 23;21(6):2219. doi: 10.3390/ijms21062219

Table 1.

ICP-MS analysis of elemental concentration (mg∙g⁻¹ DW) in root and shoot of alfalfa cultivated under Fe deficiency (-Fe) with or without AMF. Data represent means ± SD (n = 3). Different letters above the tabulated values indicate significant difference at p < 0.05 level.

Root
	Control	-Fe	-Fe +AMF	+AMF
Fe	149 ± 19.2 ^b	88 ± 17.6 ^a	131 ± 19.4 ^b	177 ± 48.6 ^b
Zn	147 ± 50.3 ^b	52 ± 15.8 ^a	123 ± 23.4 ^b	112 ± 4.5 ^b
S	14623 ± 323.6 ^b	11107 ± 1662.5 ^a	16177 ± 2571.4 ^b	16856 ± 1637.3 ^b
Ca	738 ± 220.9 ^b	447 ± 88.8 ^a	1282 ± 174.8 ^b	1195 ± 60.0 ^b
P	953 ± 145.1 ^c	296 ± 55.1 ^a	551 ± 77.6 ^b	824 ± 125.5 ^c
K	126 ± 64.0 ^a	137 ± 24.9 ^a	104 ± 21.6 ^a	155 ± 55.8 ^a
Mg	196 ± 21.2 ^a	245 ± 56.6 ^a	476 ± 69.2 ^b	455 ± 11.2 ^b
Shoot
Fe	62 ± 10.6 ^b	34 ± 6.5 ^a	55 ± 13.2 ^b	58 ± 7.7 ^b
Zn	51 ± 7.6 ^b	24 ± 1.4 ^a	51 ± 9.6 ^b	44 ± 10.8 ^b
S	3538 ± 262.9 ^b	2340 ± 66.4 ^a	4479 ± 589.8 ^b	4031 ± 1006.5 ^b
Ca	460 ± 62.3 ^a	428 ± 45.9 ^a	751 ± 18.0 ^b	658 ± 88.2 ^b
P	260 ± 44.1^c	78 ± 7.0 ^a	176 ± 42.5 ^b	292 ± 60.2 ^c
K	47 ± 10.8 ^a	47 ± 20.1 ^a	53 ± 13.4 ^a	68 ± 49.8 ^a
Mg	39 ± 11.8 ^a	35 ± 4.7 ^a	40 ± 2.6 ^a	32 ± 3.6 ^a