Table 5. Effect of salinity levels on Phosphorus (P), potassium (K), Nitrogen (N) and protein concentrations, of and mycorrhizal, non-mycorrhizal plants supplemented with and without TiO2NPs.
| Periods(days) | Mean of P content (mg/ g dry weight) | Mean of K content (mg/g dry weight) | Mean of N (mg/g dry weight plant) | Mean of Protein content (mg/ g dry weight plant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | |||||
| P control | NM | 4.8b | 10.9d | 5.3d | 6.2c |
| M | 6.3a | 14.9c | 6.6b | 7.7a | |
| TiO2NPs | NM | 5.2b | 3.5b | 5.3d | 6.2c |
| M | 6.5a | 15.9a | 6.9bc | 8.3b | |
| NaCl 100mM | NM | 0.6e | 2.8f | 0.8e | 1.1f |
| M | 4.6b | 16.2e | 5.8e | 7.2b | |
| NaCl200mM | NM | 0.45e | 4.6f | 0.7e | 1.0f |
| M | 4.1b | 16.1e | 5.3e | 6.7b | |
| TiO2NPs+NaCl | NM | 1.9c | 7.7 c | 5.3d | 5.8d |
| 100mM | M | 6.2a | 18.4a | 6.4a | 8.9a |
| TiO2NPs+NaCl200mM | NM | 1.0d | 5.4d | 5.1e | 6.5e |
| M | 5.2b | 19.1a | 6.2c | 7.9a | |
| L.S.D(P>0.05) | 0. 34 | 0. 54 | 0. 26 | 0. 54 | |
NM; Non-mycorrhizal plants and M; Mycorrhizal plants. LSD: At significant level (P> 0.05). Sample symbols (a.a) mean non significant difference (a.b) mean significant difference.