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. 2021 Nov 28;10(12):2608. doi: 10.3390/plants10122608

Table 2.

Plant growth parameters under different irrigation water salinity and P rate. Values with the same letters under the same salinity level are statistically equal.

Season Irrigation Water Salinity (dS·m−1) P Rate (kg P2O5·ha−1) Number of Leaves Plant Height (cm) Root Length (cm) Root Fresh Weight (g·plant−1) Shoot Fresh Weight (g·plant−1) Plant Dry Weight (g) Leaf Area (cm2·plant−1)
2019 0.7 105 13 ± 2 a 165 ± 15 b 22 ± 3 b 22 ± 4 b 279 ± 34 a 82 ± 39 b 25 ± 6 b
126 14 ± 2 a 181 ± 8 a 21 ± 4 b 23 ± 8 b 282 ± 60 a 87 ± 61 b 25 ± 5 b
150 14 ± 1 a 168 ± 14 b 22 ± 6 a 28 ± 11 a 284 ± 74 a 119 ± 43 a 26 ± 5 a
2 105 11 ± 2 c 166 ± 18 a 20 ± 5 b 30 ± 9 b 271 ± 70 c 110 ± 27 a 24 ± 6 b
126 12 ± 2 b 168 ± 14 a 22 ± 4 a 33 ± 12 a 284 ± 70 b 102 ± 45 a 25 ± 5 b
150 12 ± 2 a 166 ± 18 a 21 ± 3 b 32 ± 9 a 292 ± 77 a 103 ± 58 a 28 ± 4 a
4 105 12 ± 1 a 131 ± 10 c 22 ± 3 b 20 ± 7 b 209 ± 37 b 59 ± 35 c 19 ± 3 c
126 12 ± 1 a 153 ± 12 a 25 ± 3 a 26 ± 8 a 236 ± 51 a 83 ± 28 b 22 ± 5 b
150 13 ± 1 a 147 ± 12 b 25 ± 3 a 27 ± 8 a 241 ± 69 a 97 ± 43 a 22 ± 4 a
6 105 13 ± 1 a 150 ± 11 b 24 ± 6 b 18 ± 3 c 200 ± 29 b 55 ± 31 c 19 ± 4 b
126 13 ± 1 a 148 ± 6 b 24 ± 3 ab 19 ± 3 b 204 ± 28 b 76 ± 17 b 20 ± 2 b
150 12 ± 1 a 154 ± 16 a 25 ± 4 a 22 ± 7 a 223 ± 67 a 81 ± 35 a 21 ± 5 a
2020 0.7 105 15 ± 1 a 154 ± 20 a 23 ± 4 a 22 ± 4 b 249 ± 74 b 97 ± 5 b 32 ± 15 a
126 15 ± 4 a 146 ± 23 a 22 ± 5 a 24 ± 8 b 249 ± 87 b 95 ± 4 b 21 ± 7 a
150 14 ± 3 a 137 ± 28 a 24 ± 8 a 25 ± 11 a 276 ± 80 a 113 ± 7 a 24 ± 8 a
2 105 12 ± 3 a 153 ± 18 a 21 ± 5 b 32 ± 9 b 288 ± 84 a 116 ± 5 a 26 ± 7 a
126 11 ± 1 a 156 ± 29 a 21 ± 4 b 34 ± 12 a 268 ± 100 a 114 ± 4 a 19 ± 8 a
150 13 ± 4 a 163 ± 24 a 22 ± 4 a 33 ± 15 a 285 ± 111 a 118 ± 7 a 26 ± 9 a
4 105 12 ± 4 b 134 ± 14 b 24 ± 3 b 22 ± 7 b 178 ± 44 b 74 ± 11 b 19 ± 4 b
126 13 ± 4 a 159 ± 16 a 26 ± 3 a 26 ± 8 a 266 ± 65 a 106 ± 7 a 24 ± 5 a
150 13 ± 2 a 152 ± 24 a 24 ± 4 a 26 ± 8 a 267 ± 105 a 107 ± 6 a 25 ± 8 a
6 105 13 ± 1 a 148 ± 12 b 23 ± 6 b 19 ± 7 c 169 ± 40 c 78 ± 9 c 18 ± 4 c
126 12 ± 2 a 152 ± 6 ab 25 ± 3 b 23 ± 3 a 222 ± 30 b 90 ± 4 b 21 ± 3 b
150 12 ± 2 a 167 ± 24 a 25 ± 4 a 22 ± 7 b 251 ± 82 a 97 ± 4 a 22 ± 6 a

Small letters (a, b and c) indicate the statistically homogenous groups.