Effects of Irrigation with Treated Wastewater on Root and Fruit Mineral Elements of Chemlali Olive Cultivar
Table 5
Fruits mineral elements content in the three treatments: rainfed (RF), well water (WW), and treated wastewater (TWW) in 2004 (“on” year).
Parameter
Period
RF
WW
TWW
N (% d.m.)
Summer
0.60bA
0.64bA
0.73aA
Autumn
0.52bB
0.52bB
0.63aB
P (% d.m.)
Summer
0.17cA
0.22bA
0.28aA
Autumn
0.09cB
0.12bB
0.17aB
K (% d.m.)
Summer
0.60cB
1.20bB
1.50aB
Autumn
0.90cA
1.50bA
1.90aA
Ca (% d.m.)
Summer
1.73bA
3.00aA
2.80aA
Autumn
0.95bB
1.75aB
1.50aB
Mg (% d.m.)
Summer
0.60aA
0.34bA
0.34bA
Autumn
0.06bB
0.20aB
0.21aB
Na (% d.m.)
Summer
0.01bA
0.04aB
0.03aA
Autumn
0.01bA
0.07aA
0.05aA
Cl (% d.m.)
Summer
0.04bB
0.20aB
0.22aB
Autumn
0.08bA
0.32aA
0.27aA
Zn (mg kg−1)
Summer
4.50cB
6.72bB
9.77aB
Autumn
10.00cA
18.65bA
25.40aA
Mn (mg kg−1)
Summer
4.00cB
5.70bB
7.82aB
Autumn
6.00cA
8.46bA
10.00aA
Small letters indicate significant differences () among treatments within each season according to LSD test. Capital letters indicate significant differences () among seasons within each treatment according to LSD test.