Table 3. The content of Minerals in sprouted garlic grown into the water (unit: mg/kg, dry basis)

Mineral	Cultivation time (days)
Mineral	0	4	8	12	16	20
P	4,350.00±50.00^a	4,350.00±50.00^a	4,400.00±0.00^a	4,700±0.00^c	4,750.00±50.00^c	4,600.00±0.00^b
Na	203.53±3.95^a	288.96±11.54^c	364.62±1.92^e	266.01±0.53^b	274.79±10.68^b	323.75±9.43^d
K	14,950.00±50.00^a	14,950.00±50.00^a	16,050.00±150.00^b	16,950.00±50.00^c	17,000.00±0.00^c	16,900.00±100.00^c
Mg	661.11±6.32^a	655.20±6.71^a	696.92±3.51^b	786.05±3.52^d	774.35±19.76^cd	766.75±4.40^c
Fe	32.87±0.33^c	43.13±1.44^d	49.07±1.05^e	29.91±0.57^b	21.55±1.14^a	21.63±1.09^a
Zn	42.83±2.51^bc	37.15±1.43^a	44.92±3.46^c	36.60±0.88^a	43.62±2.07^bc	40.11±1.41^ba
Total	220,240.34	20,324.44	21,605.53	22,768.57	22,864.31	22,652.24

Means±SD (n=3) within each column followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).