Table 4 Means comparison of measured nutrient acquisition during 2 harvests under control treatment (non-saline) and salinity treatment within different growing systems

Na⁺

2.53 ± 0.4a

2.00 ± 0.01b

1.44 ± 0.01c

2.10 ± 0.1b

2.04 ± 0.04c

2.55 ± 0.05b

3.02 ± 0.02a

2.53 ± 0.03b

K⁺

2.13 ± 0.02b

2.33 ± 0.1a

2.10 ± 0.1b

2.13 ± 0.01b

7.23 ± 3.4a

1.55 ± 0.05b

2.02 ± 0.02b

1.51 ± 0.01b

K⁺/ Na⁺

0.82 ± 0.01d

1.14 ± 0.02b

1.44 ± 0.01a

0.94 ± 0.01c

0.82 ± 0.03a

0.61 ± 0.01b

0.64 ± 0.04b

0.55 ± 0.05c

Ca²⁺

19.22 ± 0c

21.82 ± 0b

26.71 ± 0.01a

16.64 ± 0.01d

31.04 ± 0.04c

37.04 ± 0.04a

10.42 ± 0.02d

36 ± 0.05b

Mg²⁺

1.63 ± 0a

1.03 ± 0c

0.91 ± 0.02d

1.35 ± 0.01b

1.107 ± 0.005c

2.32 ± 0.03a

1.017 ± 0.02d

1.92 ± 0.02b

Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺

11.54 ± 0c

20.43 ± 0b

25.14 ± 4a

11.93 ± 0c

24.84 ± 0.03a

15.75 ± 0.05b

10.05 ± 0.05c

18.54 ± 0.04b

NaCl

Na⁺

2.66 ± 0.1b

3.44 ± 0.7a

2.26 ± 0.3b

2.1 ± 0ab

2.6 ± 0.12c

3.76 ± 0.28ab

3.38 ± 0.7b

4.48 ± 0.2a

K⁺

2.04 ± 0.1a

2.1 ± 0.1a

2.28 ± 0.4a

2.02 ± 0a

1.7 ± 0.02ab

1.06 ± 0.3c

2.02 ± 0.3a

1.44 ± 0.2bc

K⁺/ Na⁺

0.77 ± 0.1ab

0.64 ± 0.2b

1.05 ± 0.3a

0.673 ± 0b

0.66 ± 0.04a

0.28 ± 0.06b

0.64 ± 0.25a

0.32 ± 0.04b

Ca²⁺

15.14 ± 3.8c

29.24 ± 2a

27.6 ± 1.6ab

22.68 ± 2.7b

33 ± 4.8a

35.24 ± 4.44a

10.1 ± 0.94b

17.52 ± 3.8b

Mg²⁺

1.74 ± 0.1a

1.40 ± 0.3a

1.34 ± 0.4a

1.31 ± 0a

1.78 ± 0.14a

2.06 ± 0.06a

0.76 ± 0.01b

1.13 ± 0.42b

Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺

8.94 ± 2.9b

21.82 ± 4.5a

22.38 ± 3.5a

17.24 ± 1.5ab

18.91 ± 4.2a

17.08 ± 1.65ab

13.24 ± 1.14b

15.01 ± 1.49ab