From: Enhancing salinity tolerance in cucumber through Selenium biofortification and grafting
Salt stress (mM) | Sodium selenate (mgL− 1) | Grafting | Plant height (cm) | Fresh plant weight (g) | Fresh root weight (g) | Number of nodes (-) | Number of fruits (-) | Fresh fruit weight (g) | Plant yield (g plant− 1) | Total yield (g m-2) |
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 |  | Non-Grafting | 276.06 ± 3.05d | 97.933 ± 2.30f | 32.170 ± 0.24d | 40.583 ± 0.19de | 46.413 ± 0.42ef | 48.153 ± 0.43de | 2235.1 ± 40.76e | 316.36 ± 5.77e |
 | 0 | Grafting | 301.05 ± 14.26c | 106.225 ± 4.27e | 32.995 ± 0.20d | 40.583 ± 0.00d | 48.025 ± 0.57e | 50.340 ± 0.88cd | 2418.7 ± 70.68e | 342.35 ± 10.00e |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 318.150 ± 2.48b | 112.800 ± 5.19d | 36.430 ± 2.88c | 43.775 ± 1.66c | 54.000 ± 1.61d | 53.800 ± 1.73c | 2735.1 ± 174.96d | 387.14 ± 24.76d |
0 | 5 | Grafting | 320.767 ± 0.40b | 121.300 ± 3.46c | 39.197 ± 0.23b | 46.253 ± 0.89c | 54.000 ± 1.55c | 58.033 ± 2.36b | 3136.3 ± 216.16c | 443.92 ± 30.59c |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 324.433 ± 0.75b | 127.833 ± 5.60b | 40.743 ± 2.37b | 51.110 ± 1.92b | 56.967 ± 2.36b | 60.813 ± 0.85b | 3465.7 ± 193.79b | 490.54 ± 27.43b |
 | 10 | Grafting | 345.100 ± 17.14a | 135.833 ± 1.32a | 47.933 ± 0.83a | 61.777 ± 7.31a | 59.700 ± 8.70a | 72.733 ± 9.46a | 4342.2 ± 565.27a | 614.60 ± 80.01a |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 200.687 ± 0.61h | 76.467 ± 0.46ij | 19.233 ± 0.40h | 37.330d ± 0.00ef | 29.660 ± 0.00i | 43.627 ± 0.21efgh | 1294.0 ± 6.50i | 183.15 ± 0.92i |
 | 0 | Grafting | 203.133 ± 1.50h | 79.533 ± 2.19hi | 23.680 ± 3.44g | 37.330 ± 0.00def | 30.107 ± 0.38i | 44.893 ± 0.87efg | 1351.8 ± 43.59hi | 191.34 ± 6.16hi |
50 |  | Non-Grafting | 220.553 ± 4.42g | 83.200 ± 3.29h | 27.063 ± 1.44f | 37.587 ± 0.06def | 34.997 ± 1.15h | 46.000 ± 0.51defg | 1610.2 ± 71.64gh | 227.92 ± 10.14gh |
 | 5 | Grafting | 229.220 ± 3.08g | 87.933 ± 0.80g | 29.223 ± 0.42e | 38.320 ± 0.57de | 36.577 ± 0.21h | 46.667 ± 0.05defg | 1706.9 ± 12.07g | 241.60 ± 1.70g |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 242.600 ± 5.19f | 90.467 ± 3.05g | 31.370 ± 0.19de | 38.933 ± 0.05de | 39.687 ± 4.08g | 47.267 ± 0.28def | 1876.6 ± 205.07fg | 265.63 ± 29.02fg |
 | 10 | Grafting | 256.400 ± 6.75e | 95.467 ± 1.27f | 18.533 ± 0.19h | 39.220 ± 0.19de | 45.133 ± 0.63f | 47.600 ± 0.00de | 2148.3 ± 30.23ef | 304.08 ± 4.27ef |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 116.333 ± 2.30k | 47.933 ± 3.52m | 12.530 ± 0.91k | 27.033 ± 0.83h | 18.993 ± 0.57l | 36.033 ± 0.23i | 684.5 ± 25.26k | 96.88 ± 3.57k |
 | 0 | Grafting | 131.667 ± 10.96j | 55.333 ± 2.88l | 13.863 ± 0.23kj | 28.960 ± 0.83h | 20.107 ± 0.38l | 36.700 ± 0.34i | 738.0 ± 21.08k | 104.46 ± 2.98k |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 141.667 ± 1.15j | 61.267 ± 0.98k | 14.733 ± 0.92kj | 32.697 ± 0.06g | 23.663 ± 2.30k | 39.420 ± 0.15hi | 933.0 ± 94.93jk | 132.07 ± 13.43jk |
100 | 5 | Grafting | 157.200 ± 12.29i | 63.800 ± 1.21k | 15.933 ± 0.11ij | 32.923 ± 0.13g | 26.997 ± 0.57j | 40.333 ± 0.63hi | 1089.1 ± 40.22ij | 154.16 ± 5.69ij |
 |  | Non-Grafting | 192.433 ± 0.75h | 72.933 ± 1.44j | 17.333 ± 0.57hi | 34.553 ± 0.95fg | 29.660 ± 0.96ij | 42.233 ± 0.50gh | 1191.7 ± 42.38ij | 168.68 ± 5.99ij |
 | 10 | Grafting | 196.833 ± 3.05h | 75.267 ± 0.57ij | 18.533 ± 0.46h | 36.553 ± 0.77ef | 29.660 ± 0.00ij | 42.967 ± 0.57fgh | 1260.2 ± 16.93i | 178.37 ± 2.39i |