Table 3 Ion concentrations of S. europaea shoots and roots from the two salt-affected sites in different seasons

Na⁺

No sample

2.0 ± 1.2

149 ± 25.2^a

50.5 ± 6.6^b#

81.4 ± 8.7^a#

4.6 ± 2.8^b

60.3 ± 5.9^a

34.5 ± 9.2^b#

K⁺

1.3 ± 0.8

18.2 ± 0.8^a

12.4 ± 0.2^b#

14.4 ± 2.0^a

7.2 ± 6.0^b

14.8 ± 1.9^a

21.3 ± 5.0^b#

Cl⁻

48.2 ± 27.5

240.3 ± 38.5^a

85.2 ± 8.5^b#

145.4 ± 15.0^a

123.7 ± 30.2^b#

166 ± 14.0^a#

65.8 ± 13.5^b

Ca⁺

43.3 ± 27.4^#

10.4 ± 0.6^b

6.6 ± 1.3^b

59.0 ± 11.0^a

103.0 ± 29.0^b#

44.3 ± 1.3^a

9.3 ± 0.8^b

Mg⁺

9.1 ± 1.0^#

2.65 ± 0.1^b

1.1 ± 0.1^b

2.4 ± 0.4^a

13.8 ± 0.3^b#

0.43 ± 0.1^b

0.5 ± 0.0^b