Table 1 in Nitrogen fertilization: Effect on Cd-phytoextraction by the halophytic plant quail bush [Atriplex lentiformis (Torr.) S. Wats] *

Table 1 Growth parameters of A.lentiformis when treated with different rates of nitrogen fertilizer.
N ratesRoots (g/pot)Shoots (g/pot)Leaf number/ plantLeaf area/plant (cm2)Plant length (cm)C20 ± 1.52 d80 ± 3.2 c30 ± 1.82 d80 ± 3.52 d100 ± 5.25 c10025 ± 1.54 c90 ± 3.0 b35 ± 1.94 c85 ± 4.33 d115 ± 5.22 b20028 ± 1.45 b95 ± 4.0 b38 ± 2.00 b92 ± 5.00 c120 ± 5.12 b30033 ± 1.43 a100 ± 4.5 a40 ± 2.40 a100 ± 5.46 b130 ± 5.55 a40035 ± 1.48 a102 ± 3.1 a42 ± 2.40 a120 ± 5.44 a133 ± 5.62 a
Means (±standard deviation, n = 4) denoted by different letters are significantly different at P <0.05.