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. 2022 Sep 7;10:e14024. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14024

Table 1. Effect of elevated CO2 on grain mineral concentration in broomcorn millet seeds.

Year Treatment N P K Fe Mn Ca Mg Cu Zn B
(g kg−1) (mg kg−1)
2013 CK 21.1 ± 1.2 2.56 ± 0.16 2.10 ± 0.05 129.25 ± 18.52 7.18 ± 0.12 36.33 ± 0.88 649.17 ± 18.18 10.23 ± 1.03 58.85 ± 0.95 5.28 ± 0.72
EC 17.6 ± 0.9 2.69 ± 0.15 2.85 ± 0.24 137.33 ± 23.84 10.17 ± 1.06 35.13 ± 1.46 1181.50 ± 212.28 13.70 ± 2.05 58.22 ± 1.83 5.55 ± 0.16
2015 CK 23.6 ± 0.5 2.39 ± 0.027 2.59 ± 0.06 91.52 ± 10.18 8.63 ± 0.10 32.7 ± 0.37 1215.25 ± 29.87 6.28 ± 0.25 47.78 ± 0.51 4.98 ± 0.45
EC 22.3 ± 0.1 2.40 ± 0.068 2.42 ± 0.17 118.42 ± 21.22 9.25 ± 0.23 35.02 ± 1.69 1243.83 ± 66.40 8.38 ± 1.19 49.62 ± 1.08 6.45 ± 0.28
2016 CK 24.9 ± 0.3 2.38 ± 0.065 2.54 ± 0.08 125.18 ± 0.75 9.85 ± 0.28 32.95 ± 2.55 1176.33 ± 6.51 14.08 ± 4.47 59.07 ± 1.02 4.15 ± 0.56
EC 24.3 ± 0.1 2.43 ± 0.083 2.39 ± 0.05 94.90 ± 4.24 10.00 ± 0.30 32.98 ± 0.97 1149.17 ± 42.97 9.37 ± 0.46 60.98 ± 1.13 5.47 ± 0.14
ANOVA Year *** ns ns ns * ns ** ns ns ns
CO2 *** ns ns ns ** ns * ns ns **
CO2× year * ns ** ns * ns ** ns ns ns

Notes.

Values are means ± standard error of variables across the three replicates, and the statistical significance level P values for the effects of CO2 treatment, year and their interaction.

CK
ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration
EC
elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration
ns
means not significant (P > 0.05)
*

significant at P < 0.05.

**

significant at P < 0.01.

***

significant at P < 0.001.