Supplement1. the Effects of Individual Mesos Components Onoverall Plant Quality and Mineral

Supplement 1. The effects of individual mesos components on overall plant quality and mineral status in plant tissues in ‘Indian Summer’.

Treat Mesos component (× MS) Overall Macronutrients in shoots (%) Micronutrients in shoots (ppm) ment mean quality (Desig scores n CaCl2 MgSO4 KH2PO4 N P K Ca Mg Fe Mn Zn Cu Points ) MS (28 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.13d 0.09 0.90 0.13 0.04 49.0 45.0 29.6 4.7 and 4 29) Low bc 53.0 50.0 27.6 4.8 Ca 0.50 1.00 1.00 1.67 4 0.09 0.92 0.09 0.04 (22) Low cd 43.0 48.0 26.6 5.4 Mg 1.00 0.50 1.00 1.33 4 0.09 0.91 0.14 0.03 (23) Low P 1.00 1.00 0.50 1.00d 0.08 0.94 0.16 0.05 69.0 51.0 34.0 5.3 (24) 4 Doubl bcd 47.0 33.0 32.6 4.9 e Ca 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.42 3 0.08 1.10 0.28 0.05 (25) Doubl cd 79.0 60.0 41.0 7.1 e Mg 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.17 3 0.11 1.22 0.15 0.10 (26) Doubl b 37.0 37.0 26.7 4.6 e P 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.92 3 0.12 1.09 0.14 0.05 (27) High mesos formul 1.75 2.44 3.00 2.42a 0.18 1.34 0.25 0.12 47.0 55.0 31.0 5.35 a 1 3 (8 and 9) High mesos formul a 40.0 43.0 32.1 5.5 a 2 3.00 1.75 1.75 2.67 3 0.10 1.19 0.45 0.08 (11 and 14) Highes t all 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.67a 0.17 1.36 0.45 0.14 41.0 64.0 32.9 5.3 mesos 3 (13)

Mean scores with the same letter do not differ significantly at p-value < 0.05 from LSD (Least significant difference)