Table 3 Ion composition of leaves as related to osmotic pressure (salinity) and grafting.

From: Impact of Grafting, Salinity and Irrigation Water Composition on Eggplant Fruit Yield and Ion Relations

 

Osmotic Potential (MPa)

−0.003

−0.15

−0.30

−0.45

−0.60

Average

Leaf Na, mmol kg−1

Grafted

21.1 D a

52.1 C b

67.8 C b

90.4 B b

145 A b

75.2 b

Nongrafted

22.8 D a

76.1 CD a

155 BC a

192 B a

364 A a

162.0 a

Average (Salinity)

22.0 D

64 CD

111.BC

141 B

254 A

 

↓a, → A, salinity p < 0.001, grafting p < 0.001, Interaction (Grafting*Salinity) p < 0.001,

Leaf Cl, mmol kg−1

Grafted

299 D b

420.C b

601 B b

824 AB b

1360 A b

700.5 b

Nongrafted

598 D a

1050 CD a

1160 BC a

1449 B a

1750 A a

1202.400 a

Cl−

561 D a

849 C a

1090B a

1523 A a

1630A a

10853 a

SO4

336 C a

622 B a

678 B b

750 B b

1480 A a

818. b

Salinity (Ave)

448 D

735 C

882 BC

1140 B

156 A

 

↓a, ↓ a, → A, salinity p < 0.001, grafting p < 0.001, Interaction (Grafting*Salinity) p < 0.001,

Leaf Ca, mmol kg−1

Cl

1540 A a

1640 A a

1790 A a

1720 A a

1740 A a

1687.13 a

SO4

1670 A a

1524 A b

1405 A a

1370 B b

1420 A a

1477.17 b

Grafted

2000

2000

2010

1880

1960

1967.33 a

Nongrafted

1220

1170

1190

1210

12110

1200.54 b

↓a, ↓ a, → A, grafting p < 0.001, Salt p < 0.001, Interaction (Salt*Salinity) p < 0.005,

Leaf Mg, mmol kg−1

Cl

311 A a

281 A b

231 A b

168 B b

265 A b

251.27 b

SO4

279 C a

378 B a

385 B a

514 A a

487 A a

408.57 a

Grafted

387 A a

438 A a

394 A a

423 A a

420 A a

412.30 a

Nongrafted

204B b

222 B b

221 B b

259 B b

332 A b

247.53 b

Average (Salinity)

295 B

330 AB

308 B

341 A

376 A

 

↓a, → A, salinity p < 0.001, grafting p < 0.001, salt p < 0.001, Interaction (Grafting*Salinity) p < 0.001, (Salt*Salinity) p < 0.001

Leaf, P, mmol kg−1

Grafted

145 A a

99.5 A a

81.7 A a

116 A a

107 A b

 

Nongrafted

107 B a

132. AB a

106 B a

100 B a

183 A a

 

↓a, → A, Interaction (Grafting*Salinity) p < 0.05

Leaf, K, mmol kg−1

Grafted

1909

1745

1541

1566

1405

1633.13 a

Nonngrafted

1000

973

957

1031

1048

1001.63 b

↓a, grafting p < 0.001

Leaf, S, mmol kg−1

Grafted-Cl

157 b A a

102 b A a

92.7 b AB a

85.6 b B a

124 b AB a

 

Grafted-SO4

229 a B a

308 a AB a

343 a A a

318 a AB a

332 a A a

 

Nongrafted-Cl

64.0 a A b

67.9 a A a

78.7 a A a

70.8 a A a

92.5 a A a

 

Nongrafted-SO4

63.0a A b

69.6 aA b

75.9 a A b

93.4 a A b

92.3 a A b

 

Salinity (ave)

128.2 B

137.1 A

147.5 A

142.0 A

160.2 A

 

↓a, ↓a, ↓a, ↓a, → A, salt p < 0.001, salinity p < 0.05, grafting p < 0.001, Interaction (salt*grafting) p < 0.001, (Salt*Salinity) p < 0.001

(Salt*Salinity*grafting) p < 0.001

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