Table 1 Effects L = leaf, S = stem (incl. inflorescences).

From: Evaluation of secondary sexual dimorphism of the dioecious Amaranthus palmeri under abiotic stress

A. palmeri sex

NPK deficiency

Plant organ

N

P

K

Ca

Mg

S

Na

Mn

Zn

ppm

Female

N

L

0.004e

0.001fg

0.009g

0.006f

0.005e

0.002e

0.002d

0.030d

0.002f

S

0.031d

0.011c

0.065de

0.051de

0.041d

0.017d

0.019c

0.233c

0.014de

P

L

0.037d

0.002efg

0.057def

0.061d

0.043d

0.020d

0.013cd

0.282c

0.021d

S

0.123b

0.008cd

0.170b

0.212b

0.150b

0.071b

0.041b

0.964a

0.069a

K

L

0.034d

0.005de

0.039efg

0.048de

0.037d

0.017d

0.014cd

0.186cd

0.011ef

S

0.201a

0.029a

0.230a

0.280a

0.219a

0.102a

0.077a

1.120a

0.063a

Male

N

L

0.004e

0.001fg

0.008g

0.006f

0.006e

0.002e

0.002d

0.029d

0.002f

S

0.018de

0.006d

0.035efg

0.029ef

0.026de

0.009de

0.010cd

0.135cd

0.009ef

P

L

0.037d

0.002efg

0.051ef

0.056de

0.039d

0.019d

0.013cd

0.246c

0.018de

S

0.010c

0.006d

0.130c

0.150c

0.104c

0.049c

0.033b

0.647b

0.049b

K

L

0.032d

0.004def

0.026fg

0.045de

0.042d

0.015d

0.010cd

0.158cd

0.008ef

S

0.108bc

0.016b

0.090d

0.162c

0.147b

0.054c

0.033b

0.552b

0.031c

  1. Effects of A. palmeri sex × NPK deficiency × plant organ on leaf and stem mineral content at harvest averaged across light intensities. L=leaf, S=stem (incl. inflorescences). Values with the same letter (lower case and superscript) within each column are not different at a=0.05.