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Table 5 Leaf nutritional composition at the end of the experiment as affected by well and sewage water irrigations

From: Impact of sewage water irrigation on Datura innoxia grown in sandy loam soil

Parameter (mg/g dw)

Well water

Sewage water

P Value

NO3

23 ± 1.29

33 ± 1.38

0.0016

PO4

0.87 ± 0.04

1.9 ± 0.06

< 0.0001

Na

11 ± 0.91

22 ± 1.11

0.0002

K

23 ± 1.78

34 ± 1.11

0.0017

Mg

4.6 ± 0.23

5.81 ± 0.41

0.0382

Ca

3.5 ± 0.21

4.7 ± 0.29

0.0122

Fe

7 ± 1.11

12 ± 1.11

0.0189

Zn

0.9 ± 0.03

2.2 ± 0.44

0.0229

Cu

0.2 ± 0.01

0.4 ± 0.05

0.0024

Mn

78 ± 0.85

99 ± 3.57

0.0012

Cd

nd

nd

–

Pb

nd

nd

–

  1. P-values: P < 0.05 indicates significance, P < 0.01 indicates highly significance