Screening of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions for High Salt Tolerance

Table 6

Effect of salinity on number of leaves of 13 salt treated purslane accessions.

Accession number	Number of leaves
	Salinity level (dS m^−1)
	0	10	20	30	40
Ac1	492.01 ± 46.41^ab	398.41 ± 32.59^bc; (19.02)	348.11 ± 35.81^c; (29.25)	317.41 ± 12.47^b; (35.49)	300.32 ± 21.79^cd; (38.96)
Ac2	467.91 ± 12.93^ab	380.51 ± 18.55^cd; (18.68)	329.11 ± 26.93^c; (29.66)	318.51 ± 23.59^b; (31.93)	300.01 ± 18.33^cd; (35.88)
Ac3	317.51 ± 23.37^de	280.91 ± 12.72^ed; (11.53)	227.51 ± 24.53^d; (28.35)	187.08 ± 72.59^c; (41.08)	208.01 ± 27.34^ef; (34.49)
Ac4	456.31 ± 42.78^ab	384.21 ± 27.44^cd; (15.81)	370.01 ± 20.33^bc; (18.91)	316.61 ± 11.59^b; (30.62)	288.41 ± 32.01^cd; (36.79)
Ac5	372.51 ± 18.32^cd	384.21 ± 15.92^cd; (−6.14)	378.41 ± 16.48^bc; (−3.97)	387.31 ± 12.71^ab; (−3.14)	395.41 ± 16.58^a; (−1.66)
Ac6	423.51 ± 14.89^bc	394.41 ± 16.42^bc; (6.87)	378.51 ± 15.62^bc; (10.63)	376.41 ± 21.45^ab; (11.12)	377.91 ± 27.49^ab; (10.77)
Ac7	457.11 ± 24.15^ab	410.91 ± 20.55^bc; (10.11)	380.01 ± 22.57^bc; (16.87)	355.41 ± 8.45^ab; (22.25)	316.41±21.42^b--d; (30.78)
Ac8	493.91 ± 22.42^ab	477.81 ± 28.42^a; (3.26)	456.41 ± 23.42^a; (7.59)	416.01 ± 15.69^a; (15.77)	398.21 ± 16.31^a; (19.38)
Ac9	320.31 ± 11.18^de	327.91 ± 16.96^de; (−2.37)	350.41 ± 13.46^c; (−9.39)	326.51 ± 27.02^b; (−1.94)	347.01±17.85^a--c; (−8.34)
Ac10	339.31 ± 19.18^d	330.11 ± 10.99^de; (2.71)	323.41 ± 13.54^c; (4.69)	315.01 ± 18.51^b; (7.16)	300.11 ± 23.16^cd; (11.55)
Ac11	454.51 ± 22.43^ab	446.01 ± 15.63^ab; (1.87)	420.01 ± 13.33^ab; (7.59)	356.61 ± 38.25^ab; (21.54)	255.11 ± 20.92^de; (43.87)
Ac12	249.31 ± 15.73^e	240.61 ± 13.93^f; (3.49)	222.41 ± 18.49^d; (10.79)	168.21 ± 14.24^c; (32.53)	163.11 ± 23.02^f; (34.58)
Ac13	522.11 ± 17.19^a	428.21 ± 14.97^ab; (17.98)	385.84 ± 14.48^bc; (26.09)	318.19 ± 18.07^b; (39.06)	280.11 ± 25.07^cd; (46.35)
Mean	412.79 ± 94.13^a	376.57 ± 66.2^b; (8.78)	352.24 ± 66.69^c; (14.67)	319.71 ± 70.66^d; (28.48)	301.01 ± 67.13^e; (27.46)

Mean values with ±SE followed by different letters differ significantly according to Tukey’s multiple range tests at 𝑃<0.05. Values in the parentheses indicate percent compared to the untreated control (0 dS m⁻¹) plants. “−” indicates % increase due to salinity stress.