Table 1 Element content in green and senesced leaves for different plant groups.

From: Nutrient resorption or accumulation of desert plants with contrasting sodium regulation strategies

Element content (mg g−1)

Values (Means ± SE)

Eu (n = 10)

Se (n = 5)

Ps (n = 11)

Gl (n = 10)

Green leaf N

28.8 ± 1.1a

21.2 ± 0.6b

22.8 ± 0.7b

28.8 ± 2.2a

Green leaf P

2.84 ± 0.1a

2.09 ± 0.2b

2.15 ± 0.1b

3.31 ± 0.3a

Green leaf K

22.2 ± 1.9a

8.19 ± 0.8b

18.8 ± 1.6a

22.7 ± 3.6a

Green leaf Na

53.5 ± 4.7a

24.9 ± 2.0b

3.19 ± 0.5c

13.2 ± 2.8bc

Green leaf Ca

11.6 ± 0.7a

12.6 ± 0.8a

7.14 ± 0.7b

13.1 ± 1.8a

Green leaf Mg

19.0 ± 1.4a

23.9 ± 1.1a

12.5 ± 1.2b

11.6 ± 1.6b

Senesced leaf N

14.4 ± 0.8b

12.7 ± 0.5b

14.0 ± 0.9b

18.7 ± 1.4a

Senesced leaf P

1.40 ± 0.1b

1.02 ± 0.1c

1.25 ± 0.1bc

1.71 ± 0.1a

Senesced leaf K

12.6 ± 1.3ab

6.55 ± 0.7b

10.6 ± 1.3ab

13.3 ± 3.1a

Senesced leaf Na

70.2 ± 5.8a

20.3 ± 3.2b

4.54 ± 0.7c

20.0 ± 4.6bc

Senesced leaf Ca

12.4 ± 0.6b

12.1 ± 0.7b

9.43 ± 0.7b

17.5 ± 2.5a

Senesced leaf Mg

20.1 ± 1.4a

20.5 ± 1.0a

15.7 ± 1.4ab

13.8 ± 1.7b

  1. Different letter represent significant differences at P < 0.05 level by one-way ANOVA. Values of each group are means averaged by species means. Species means are averaged by all individuals of each species.