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

Table 4

Effect of salinity on plant height of 13 salt treated purslane accessions.

Accession number	Plant height (cm)
	Salinity level (dS m^−1)
	0	10	20	30	40
Ac1	39.97 ± 1.40^ab	35.17 ± 1.60^h; (12.01)	40.87 ± 1.60^e; (−2.25)	33.57 ± 1.40^f; (16.01)	36.57 ± 1.30^ef; (8.51)
Ac2	39.67 ± 3.30^ab	36.07 ± 0.27^h; (9.07)	34.27 ± 0.28^g; (13.61)	37.37 ± 0.37^e; (5.79)	36.47 ± 0.18^ef; (8.07)
Ac3	42.67 ± 0.55^de	38.97 ± 0.21^g; (8.67)	38.57 ± 0.39^f; (9.61)	37.67 ± 0.31^e; (11.72)	34.57 ± 0.43^f; (18.98)
Ac4	44.97 ± 0.27^ab	42.37 ± 0.28^f; (5.78)	39.57 ± 0.11^ef; (12.01)	38.27 ± 0.28^e; (14.89)	37.37 ± 0.39; (16.9)
Ac5	39.57 ± 0.24^cd	38.17 ± 0.21^g; (3.54)	37.87 ± 0.07^f; (4.29)	36.67 ± 0.39^e; (7.33)	34.27 ± 0.19^f; (13.39)
Ac6	56.47 ± 0.21^bc	53.57 ± 0.23^c; (5.14)	50.27 ± 0.18^b; (10.98)	47.07 ± 0.31^b; (16.65)	43.27 ± 0.21^b; (23.38)
Ac7	53.27 ± 0.27^ab	49.27 ± 0.25^d; (7.51)	46.67 ± 0.31^c; (12.38)	43.57 ± 0.35^c; (18.21)	40.07 ± 0.16^c; (24.78)
Ac8	49.77 ± 0.23^ab	45.07 ± 0.39^e; (9.44)	44.37 ± 0.27^d; (10.84)	42.67 ± 0.31^cd; (14.27)	40.97 ± 0.29^bc; (17.68)
Ac9	66.87 ± 0.19^de	64.27 ± 0.27^a; (3.89)	60.67 ± 0.27^a; (9.27)	54.47 ± 0.21^a; (18.54)	50.17 ± 0.18^a; (24.97)
Ac10	56.07 ± 0.29^d	51.27 ± 0.24^c; (8.56)	48.67 ± 0.33^b; (13.19)	41.17 ± 0.17^d; (26.57)	39.67 ± 0.33^cd; (29.25)
Ac11	40.67 ± 0.28^ab	38.47 ± 0.13^g; (5.41)	35.27 ± 0.21^g; (13.28)	33.77 ± 0.19^f; (16.97)	30.57 ± 0.13^g; (24.83)
Ac12	42.17 ± 0.99^e	38.07 ± 1.09^g; (9.72)	33.57 ± 0.84^g; (20.39)	30.27 ± 1.19^g; (28.22)	29.67 ± 1.13^g; (29.64)
Ac13	30.27 ± 0.94^a	26.47 ± 0.91^i; (12.55)	22.57 ± 0.89^h; (25.44)	21.10 ± 0.52^h; (30.29)	18.97 ± 1.97^h; (37.33)
Mean	46.34 ± 9.72^a	42.86 ± 9.76^b; (7.5)	41.02 ± 9.42^c; (11.5)	38.28 ± 8.17^d; (17.4)	36.35 ± 7.49^e; (21.54)

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.