Table 1.
Dry biomass and approximate composition values of A. portulacoides biomass (FW = fresh weight, DW = dry weight).
| Leaves | Stems | Shoots (Leaves + Stems) | Roots | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass (g/m2) | 212.8 | 1345.6 | 7686.1 | [40] | |
| Nitrogen (% DW) | 1.63 | 1.23 | 0.75 | [40] | |
| Carbon (% DW) | 30.7 | 40.0 | 15.0 | [40] | |
| Moisture (% FW) | 87.5–90.9 * | [31] | |||
| 85.9–86.8 * | 61.5–80.3 * | [41] | |||
| 85.9 | [29] | ||||
| Protein (% DW) | 5.6–9.4 ** | 3.1–4.4 ** | 6.0–7.5 ** | [42] | |
| 10.2% ** | 7.7 ** | 4.7 ** | [40] | ||
| 10–11.2 | 6.6 | 3.5 | [33,43] | ||
| Lipid (% DW) | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | [44] | |
| Ash (% DW) | 32–40 * | 12–15 * | 12–24 * | [27] | |
| 30–35 * | 10–12 * | [41] | |||
| 27–49 | 9–42 | [25] |
* approximate value extrapolated from graph. Data from [41] selected for plants treated with 0–25% seawater; ** the reference provided only the N content, from which the protein value was estimated here using a 6.25 nitrogen-to-protein conversion factor.