Metal

Plant

tissue

Metal (mg·kg⁻¹)

Significant difference in metal content between leaf and root.

Dry season

Rainy season

mg kg⁻¹

mg kg⁻¹

Dry season

Rainy season

Cd

Leaf

0.17*

(0.01)

0.06*

(0.00)

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

Root

0.31*

(0.04)

0.09*

(0.01)

Leaf & Root

0.19*

(0.01)

0.06*

(0.00)

Cr

Leaf

0.07*

(0.02)

0.17*

(0.06)

p < 0.05

-

Root

0.41

(0.15)

0.21

(0.15)

Leaf & Root

0.11

(0.04)

0.18

(0.07)

Cu

Leaf

8.52*

(0.72)

12.55*

(0.29)

p < 0.05

-

Root

13.49

(1.29)

13.41

(1.48)

Leaf & Root

9.17*

(0.71)

12.66*

(0.07)

Fe

Leaf

139.11*

(10.34)

466.1*

(30.7)

p < 0.05

-

Root

659.43*

(63.47)

447.9*

(3.9)

Leaf & Root

207.26*

(15.45)

463.7*

(27.1)

Mn

Leaf

18.73

(1.26)

17.96

(1.10)

p < 0.05

p < 0.05

Root

33.93*

(1.71)

22.59*

(2.15)

Leaf & Root

20.72*

(0.90)

18.57*

(0.71)

Pb

Leaf

0.14*

(0.02)

0.59*

(0.04)

p < 0.05

-

Root

1.20*

(0.08)

0.53*

(0.16)

Leaf & Root

0.28*

(0.02)

0.58*

(0.06)

Zn

Leaf

67.61

(3.65)

37.72

(17.68)

p < 0.05

-

Root

90.58

(13.72)

69.43

(32.88)

Leaf & Root

70.62*

(4.91)

41.90*

(17.25)