Research Article

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

Table 6

Effect of salinity on stomatal conductance of 13 purslane accessions.

Purslane accessionsStomatal conductance (cm/sec)
Salinity level (dS m−1)
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Ac10.91 ± 0.03 b0.42 ± 0.02 b
(53.33)
0.22 ± 0.02 bc
(75.56)
0.05 ± 0.02 b
(94.44)
0.02 ± 0.01 c
(97.78)
Ac20.13 ± 0.01 d0.11 ± 0.03 de
(15.38)
0.09 ± 0.02 c
(30.77)
0.05 ± 0.01 b
(61.54)
0.03 ± 0.01 c
(76.92)
Ac30.31 ± 0.02 c0.18 ± 0.05 cd
(41.94)
0.07 ± 0.03 c
(77.42)
0.04 ± 0.01 b
(87.10)
0.03 ± 0.01 c
(90.32)
Ac40.12 ± 0.01 d0.09 ± 0.01 de
(25.0)
0.06 ± 0.01 c
(50.0)
0.04 ± 0.01 b
(66.67)
0.02 ± 0.01 c
(83.33)
Ac50.10 ± 0.01 d0.11 ± 0.01 de
(+10.0)
0.59 ± 0.44 b
(+490.0)
0.05 ± 0.02 b
(50.0)
0.05 ± 0.01 c
(50.0)
Ac60.16 ± 0.03 cd0.07 ± 0.01 de
(56.25)
0.08 ± 0.01 c
(50.0)
0.07 ± 0.01 b
(56.25)
0.04 ± 0.01 c
(75.0)
Ac71.24 ± 0.20 a0.26 ± 0.04 c
(79.05)
0.13 ± 0.02 bc
(89.52)
0.08 ± 0.01 b
(93.55)
0.47 ± 0.04 b
(62.10)
Ac80.09 ± 0.01 d0.03 ± 0.02 e
(66.67)
0.03 ± 0.01 c
(66.67)
0.02 ± 0.01 b
(77.78)
0.03 ± 0.01 c
(66.67)
Ac90.06 ± 0.01 d0.69 ± 0.14 a
(+1050.0)
1.46 ± 0.38 a
(+2333.0)
0.49 ± 0.20 a
(+716.67)
0.87 ± 0.45 a
(+1350.0)
Ac100.22 ± 0.01 cd 0.08 ± 0.02 de
(63.64)
0.05 ± 0.02 c
(77.27)
0.02 ± 0.01 b
(90.91)
0.01 ± 0.01 c
(95.45)
Ac110.21 ± 0.02 cd0.06 ± 0.01 de
(71.43)
0.04 ± 0.01 c
(80.95)
0.03 ± 0.03 b
(85.71)
0.01 ± 0.01 c
(95.24)
Ac120.05 ± 0.01d 0.04 ± 0.01 e
(20.0)
0.02 ± 0.01 c
(60.0)
0.02 ± 0.01 b
(60.0)
0.02 ± 0.04 c
(60.0)
Ac130.12 ± 0.01 d0.06 ± 0.01 de
(50.00)
0.04 ± 0.01 c
(66.67)
0.03 ± 0.01 b
(75.0)
0.02 ± 0.01 c
(83.33)

Mean0.29 ± 0.36 a0.17 ± 0.19 c
(40.70)
0.22 ± 0.4 b
(22.37)
0.08 ± 0.13 e
(73.32)
0.12 ± 0.26 d
(56.33)

Mean 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. The minus symbol (−) indicate % increase of transpiration rate.