Table 1.
Weight of roots and shoots of soil-grown NaCl-untreated (−NaCl) and salt-stressed (+NaCl) Mesembryanthemum crystallinum plants subjected to the elevated concentrations of Cd and control.
| Cadmium Concentration [mM] | Root DW [g/Plant] | Shoot DW [g/Plant] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −NaCl | +NaCl | −NaCl | +NaCl | |
| 0 | 0.29 ± 0.06a | 0.18 ± 0.06abc | 1.93 ± 0.13a | 2.03 ± 0.58a |
| 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.05a | 0.13 ± 0.01bc | 1.90 ± 0.18a | 2.20 ± 0.41a |
| 0.1 | 0.20 ± 0.05abc | 0.21 ± 0.09abc | 1.97 ± 0.22a | 2.29 ± 0.57a |
| 1.0 | 0.26 ± 0.07a | 0.25 ± 0.04ab | 2.09 ± 0.33a | 2.06 ± 0.33a |
| 10.0 | 0.21 ± 0.03abc | 0.12 ± 0.04c | 1.80 ± 0.35a | 1.97 ± 0.37a |
Means within root/shoot columns followed by the same letters are not significantly different at p < 0.05 according to Duncan’s test (N = 4, mean value ± SD).