Table 4 Effects of salt stress on nitrogen metabolism related substances in Tartary buckwheat.

From: Effects of salt stress on root morphology, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and yield of Tartary buckwheat

Item

Treatment

Seedling stage

Flowering stage

Grain filing stage

Maturate stage

Nitrate nitrogen (mg g−1)

CK

84.64 ± 2.49b

117.87 ± 4.33b

148.37 ± 7.75b

102.83 ± 6.27a

S2

92.57 ± 2.36a

125.80 ± 6.19a

155.32 ± 9.09a

106.52 ± 6.01a

S4

82.76 ± 2.75b

112.67 ± 3.13c

141.29 ± 10.75c

94.53 ± 5.28b

S6

76.69 ± 2.34c

106.33 ± 5.69d

135.28 ± 11.04d

86.70 ± 5.53c

Ammonium nitrogen (mg g−1)

CK

101.47 ± 6.26b

114.80 ± 3.48b

133.12 ± 9.55b

98.57 ± 6.20a

S2

109.23 ± 5.69a

124.72 ± 5.16a

141.72 ± 8.20a

102.08 ± 5.57a

S4

87.54 ± 2.17c

106.86 ± 4.52c

119.16 ± 6.69c

91.33 ± 4.76b

S6

74.44 ± 3.39d

89.71 ± 3.34d

105.33 ± 5.66d

86.78 ± 4.24c

Soluble protein (mg g−1)

CK

18.51 ± 0.94b

72.93 ± 1.81b

59.91 ± 2.27b

46.87 ± 1.30b

S2

19.30 ± 0.92a

73.84 ± 1.56a

61.47 ± 2.15a

47.97 ± 1.28a

S4

18.02 ± 0.74bc

72.02 ± 1.46c

59.41 ± 2.22bc

46.20 ± 1.09bc

S6

17.80 ± 0.88c

71.14 ± 1.58d

58.03 ± 1.30c

45.36 ± 1.05c

  1. Different letters indicate statistical significance at the P < 0.05 level within the same column.
  2. CK, Control (0 g kg−1), S2, Low-salt (2 g kg−1), S4, Medium-salt (4 g kg−1), S6, High-salt (6 g kg−1).