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Table 2 Contents of N, P and K in papaya leaves and roots 8 weeks after the start of saline treatment

From: Contrasting salinity effects of artificial seawater and sodium chloride on Carica papaya L. cultivar Red Lady physiology and growth

Nutrients

Leaf contents (g kg−1)

Root contents (g kg−1)

NaCl

Seawater

NaCl

Seawater

N

31.11 ± 2.80

33.93 ± 3.62

10.61 ± 2.65

10.22 ± 2.72

P

4.33 ± 0.21

4.38 ± 0.26

4.67 ± 0.90

4.34 ± 1.10

K

65.31 ± 2.69

69.99 ± 2.59

60.92 ± 3.54

65.05 ± 4.05

  1. The values represent the mean ± std. dev