Research Article

Effect Study of Continuous Monoculture on the Quality of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge Roots

Table 4

Effects of continuously cultivated soils on Salvia miltiorrhiza lipophilic constituents (, ).

GroupsContents (%)
Dihydrotanshinone ICryptotanshinoneTanshinone ITanshinone IIATotal content

ControlAAAA1.354
1-year continuously cultivated soilBBBB1.243
2-year continuously cultivated soilCCCC0.92
3-year continuously cultivated soilABDDD0.664
4-year continuously cultivated soilDEEE0.464

Note: the values denoted by different letters within the same column represent significant difference at the 0.05 level as compared with various concentration treatment groups.