Abstract
Chemical analysis of the plant material showed that Na and Cl content in wet and dry halophytes was much greater than in xerophytic and hydrophytic species which live in habitats with lower salt content.
Calcium content in dry halophytes and xerophytes which live in dry habitats was much greater than in hydrophytes and wet halophytes which live in wet habitats:
Comparison of wet and dry halophytic species shows that plant material in the former species contained more K, P, Fe and Cl and less Ca and SO4.
The uptake of Na was much greater than that of K in all the studied species particularly wet and dry halophytes.
The accumulated sulphates was much less than chlorides in all the studied species of the various ecological groups.
Comparison of the Na and Cl uptake in the various species shows that the uptake of the latter was extremely greater than that of the former.
There is a gradual increase in the proportion of each ion in the plant material with increase in temperature due to increase in ions intake with rise in soil temperature.