Research Article

[Retracted] Effect of Salinity on Biomass Yield and Physiological and Stem-Root Anatomical Characteristics of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Accessions

Table 1

Effect of salinity on fresh weight of 13 purslane accessions.

Purslane accessionsFresh weight (g)
Salinity level (dS m−1)
08162432

Ac1225.0 ± 1.28 e231.33 ± 4.44 b
(+2.81)
203.78 ± 3.39 b
(9.43)
192.49 ± 2.62 b
(14.45)
187.37 ± 1.13 b
(16.72)
Ac2213.58 ± 1.72 f203.14 ± 3.45 e
(4.88)
193.58 ± 2.70 c
(9.36)
188.93 ± 2.33 bc
(11.54)
171.58 ± 1.67 d
(19.66)
Ac3190.50 ± 1.83 g188.79 ± 1.86 f
(0.89)
177.93 ± 2.62 d
(6.59)
181.37 ± 1.92 bc
(4.79)
177.68 ± 1.86 c
(6.73)
Ac4187.0 ± 3.24 g149.16 ± 2.23 g
(20.24)
112.32 ± 1.83 g
(39.94)
117.30 ± 1.93 g
(37.27)
106.31 ± 1.35 h
(43.15)
Ac5134.16 ± 1.24 i121.31 ± 1.78 h
(9.58)
129.48 ± 1.66 e
(3.39)
131.28 ± 1.91 f
(2.15)
113.58 ± 1.65 g
(15.34)
Ac6279.0 ± 2.71 c229.0 ± 2.82 b
(17.92)
174.72 ± 1.59 d
(37.38)
154.68 ± 11.28 e
(44.56)
159.87 ± 2.44 e
(42.69)
Ac7230.0 ± 3.67 e223.51 ± 1.67 c
(2.82)
174.97 ± 2.14 d
(23.93)
168.94 ± 2.29 d
(26.55)
151.60 ± 2.77 f
(34.09)
Ac8341.03 ± 2.39 a216.82 ± 2.37 d
(36.42)
197.43 ± 3.76 bc
(42.11)
180.29 ± 2.82 cd
(47.13)
156.61 ± 2.68 ef
(54.08)
Ac9305.17 ± 2.02 b248.61 ± 2.68 a
(18.53)
346.97 ± 2.15 a
(+13.69)
378.15 ± 3.22 a
(+23.91)
355.68 ± 1.81 a
(+16.55)
Ac10149.17 ± 1.28 h114.53 ± 1.64 i
(23.22)
103.43 ± 1.74 h
(30.66)
98.26 ± 2.39 h
(34.13)
89.30 ± 1.91 j
(40.14)
Ac11242.0 ± 1.66 d185.0 ± 2.43 f
(23.55)
174.83 ± 2.28 d
(27.76)
169.56 ± 1.67 d
(29.93)
161.79 ± 2.50 e
(33.14)
Ac12129.48 ± 1.73 i112.94 ± 1.37 i
(12.77)
105.14 ± 1.95 h
(18.79)
93.40 ± 1.38 h
(27.27)
86.98 ± 2.31 j
(32.82)
Ac13103.66 ± 3.79 j113.52 ± 1.82 i
(+9.51)
119.81 ± 1.22 f
(+15.58)
101.30 ± 2.81 h
(2.78)
99.11 ± 3.32 i
(4.39)

Mean209.98 ± 71.18 a179.82 ± 51.01 b
(14.36)
170.34 ± 64.57 c
(18.88)
165.84 ± 73.28 d
(21.02)
155.19 ± 69.73 e
(26.09)

Values and ±SE with different lower case letters in a row are significantly different at . Values in the parentheses indicate percent compared to the untreated control (0 dS m−1) plants. Plus (+) symbol indicates % increase in fresh weight compared to control.