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Table 1 Component biomass and total biomass of cotton plants as affected by salt and alkali stresses in a calcareous desert soil

From: Saline and alkaline stresses alter soil properties and composition and structure of gene-based nitrifier and denitrifier communities in a calcareous desert soil

Treatments

Biomass (g/plant)

Leaves

Stems

roots

Total

CK

7.15 a

7.61 a

3.72 a

18.48 a

CS

3.75 b

2.61 d

2.52 b

8.88 c

SS

3.80 b

3.74 b

2.12 c

9.66 b

AS

2.85 c

3.24 c

2.56 b

8.65 c

  1. CK, control treatment without salt or alkali stress; CS, NaCl stress treatment; SS, Na2SO4 stress treatment; and AS, Na2CO3 + NaHCO3 stress treatment. Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences among treatments (P < 0.05)
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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