Screening of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions for High Salt Tolerance
Table 8
Effect of salinity on number of flowers of 13 salt treated purslane accessions.
Accession number
Number of flowers
Salinity level (dS m−1)
0
10
20
30
40
Ac1
23.54 ± 0.69g
15.42 ± 5.01f (34.49)
6.12 ± 0.80g (74.01)
2.16 ± 0.34h (90.82)
0f (100)
Ac2
35.22 ± 0.69c
28.52 ± 0.40c (19.02)
16.78 ± 0.42e (52.36)
12.11 ± 0.35d (65.62)
0.14 ± 0.19f (99.6)
Ac3
22.66 ± 0.31g
7.21 ± 0.16h (68.18)
4.28 ± 0.22h (81.11)
6.77 ± 0.23f (70.12)
1.27 ± 0.23e (94.39)
Ac4
32.17 ± 0.17e
26.02 ± 0.26d (19.12)
17.49 ± 0.27e (45.63)
6.69 ± 0.31e (79.2)
0f (100)
Ac5
27.19 ± 0.21f
25.71 ± 0.35d (5.44)
20.17 ± 0.21c (25.82)
15.26 ± 0.16b (43.88)
10.03 ± 0.27a (63.11)
Ac6
33.46 ± 0.19d
28.46 ± 0.34c (14.94)
23.42 ± 0.25b (30.01)
14.44 ± 0.32c (56.84)
6.0 ± 0.25f (82.07)
Ac7
33.26 ± 0.21d
31.47 ± 0.15b (5.38)
26.28 ± 0.17a (20.98)
22.20 ± 0.16a (33.25)
8.30 ± 0.26b (75.05)
Ac8
4.32 ± 0.22k
2.82 ± 0.20j (34.72)
1.16 ± 0.22i (73.15)
0.77 ± 0.21i (82.18)
0.12 ± 0.12c (97.22)
Ac9
7.67 ± 0.36j
4.01 ± 0.20i (47.72)
1.28 ± 0.12i (83.31)
0.08 ± 0.13i (98.86)
0f (100)
Ac10
14.42 ± 0.14h
11.02 ± 0.21g (23.58)
6.70 ± 0.28g (53.54)
2.13 ± 0.16h (85.23)
0f (100)
Ac11
12.23 ± 0.23i
10.47 ± 0.29g (14.39)
6.58 ± 0.21g (46.19)
0.17 ± 0.15i (98.61)
0f (100)
Ac12
52.36 ± 0.28a
22.42 ± 0.32e (57.18)
18.57 ± 0.44d (64.53)
8.31 ± 0.31e (84.13)
2.36 ± 0.22d (95.49)
Ac13
46.50 ± 0.22b
34.21 ± 0.19a (26.43)
14.50 ± 0.22f (68.82)
5.12 ± 0.41g (99.98)
0f (100)
Mean
26.54 ± 14.41a
19.06 ± 10.98b (28.19)
12.56 ± 8.58c (52.66)
7.40 ± 6.86d (72.11)
2.17 ± 3.55e (91.82)
Mean values with ±SE followed by different letters differ significantly according to Tukey’s multiple range tests at . Values in the parentheses indicate percent compared to the untreated control (0 dS m−1) plants.