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Table 2 Total fatty acid composition of leaves and roots of almond seedlings exposed to two concentrations of cadmium

From: Effects of cadmium on lipids of almond seedlings (Prunus dulcis)

 

Treatments

 

C

Cd50

Cd150

Fatty acid of leaves (% of total)

C16:0

14.6a

13.4a

13.9a

C16:1

1.6a

1.4a

1.9a

C18:0

2.1b

3.4a

3.6a

C18:1

10.3a

10a

9a

C18:2

13.3a

16.7a

14.3a

C18:3

48.4a

46.3a

48.3a

C20:0

9.7a

8.8a

9a

Fatty acid of roots (% of total)

C16:0

23.4b

22.0b

27.1a

C18:0

7.1b

9.3a

8.3a

C18:1

10.3b

16.7a

8.3b

C18:2

40.0a

33.5b

32.4b

C18:3

19.2b

18.5b

23.9a

  1. Means with different letters indicate a significant difference at P <0.05 using Duncan multiple range test.