## 3 Results and Discussion
### Leaf Nutrient Composition
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Treatment**} & \multicolumn{5}{c}{**Mineral Composition (g kg\({}^{-1}\) dw)**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Nitrate**} \\ \cline{2-7}  & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Na**} & **Ca** & **Mg** & **Cl** & **S** & **(mg kg\({}^{-1}\) few)** \\ \hline EC0 & I & 3.65 \(\pm\) 0.36 m & 20.42 \(\pm\) 0.86 fgh & 4.29 \(\pm\) 0.13 j & 18.61 \(\pm\) 1.16 h & 7.52 \(\pm\) 0.34 b-e & 4386.2 \(\pm\) 338.4 ef \\  & II & 5.23 \(\pm\) 0.21 lm & 28.97 \(\pm\) 0.67 a & 5.73 \(\pm\) 0.16 a & 18.86 \(\pm\) 1.17 h & 7.44 \(\pm\) 0.42 b-f & 5159.8 \(\pm\) 238.9 d \\  & III & 5.44 \(\pm\) 0.31 lm & 23.89 \(\pm\) 1.23 cd & 5.46 \(\pm\) 0.11 a & 22.19 \(\pm\) 1.78 f-h & 5.18 \(\pm\) 0.55 i & 6729.8 \(\pm\) 487.5 a \\  & IV & 4.50 \(\pm\) 0.20 lm & 22.58 \(\pm\) 0.99 d-f & 4.81 \(\pm\) 0.14 c-h & 21.09 \(\pm\) 1.59 h & 3.73 \(\pm\) 0.46 j & 4780.7 \(\pm\) 5.34 c \\  & V & 4.87 \(\pm\) 0.37 lm & 21.22 \(\pm\) 0.47 fg & 4.89 \(\pm\) 0.13 b-g & 24.28 \(\pm\) 1.90 fg & 5.14 \(\pm\) 0.94 i & 4738.7 \(\pm\) 164.4 d \\  & VI & 5.63 \(\pm\) 0.161 & 20.93 \(\pm\) 0.81 fg & 4.80 \(\pm\) 0.07 c-h & 25.82 \(\pm\) 2.27 f & 7.00 \(\pm\) 0.96 c-f & 4139.5 \(\pm\) 390.1 fg \\ EC2 & I & 5.25 \(\pm\) 0.23 lm & 24.89 \(\pm\) 0.71 bc & 4.63 \(\pm\) 0.15 gh & 19.59 \(\pm\) 1.52 h & 7.69 \(\pm\) 0.31 b-d & 5136.5 \(\pm\) 3510.5 b \\  & II & 8.61 \(\pm\) 0.38 hi & 26.14 \(\pm\) 0.56 b & 5.02 \(\pm\) 0.15 b-d & 25.53 \(\pm\) 1.41 f & 6.39 \(\pm\) 0.45 b-f & 4017.4 \(\pm\) 144.5 gh \\  & III & 11.34 \(\pm\) 0.43 g & 26.74 e & 5.14 \(\pm\) 0.16 b & 36.05 \(\pm\) 2.28 a & 5.32 \(\pm\) 0.43 hi & 5077.9 \(\pm\) 235.6 bc \\  & IV & 10.68 \(\pm\) 0.36 g & 21.85 \(\pm\) 0.81 f & 4.97 \(\pm\) 0.14 b-e & 36.20 \(\pm\) 2.27 e & 6.83 \(\pm\) 0.62 d-f & 3915.4 \(\pm\) 313.6 g-i \\  & V & 10.17 \(\pm\) 0.80 gh & 21.66 \(\pm\) 0.59 ef & 4.72 \(\pm\) 0.13 d-h & 36.01 \(\pm\) 2.11 e & 7.77 \(\pm\) 0.70 b-d & 3825.5 \(\pm\) 276.2 h-j \\  & VI & 10.49 \(\pm\) 0.68 gkh & 22.02 \(\pm\) 0.52 f & 4.70 \(\pm\) 0.15 e-h & 37.87 \(\pm\) 2.12 e & 9.31 \(\pm\) 0.26 a & 3360.0 \(\pm\) 149.1 k-m \\ EC4 & I & 6.14 \(\pm\) 0.28 k & 21.92 \(\pm\) 0.79 fg & 4.57 \(\pm\) 0.14 hi & 25.55 \(\pm\) 1.23 f & 8.01 \(\pm\) 0.24 bc & 4526.7 \(\pm\) 22.2 d-e \\  & II & 11.69 \(\pm\) 0.41 fg & 25.06 \(\pm\) 0.51 bc & 5.04 \(\pm\) 0.11 bc & 37.95 \(\pm\) 2.04 e & 5.62 \(\pm\) 0.24 g-i & 3277.7 \(\pm\) 214.5 mm \\  & III & 13.32 \(\pm\) 0.46 ef & 18.59 \(\pm\) 0.63 ij & 4.83 \(\pm\) 0.08 b-h & 47.24 \(\pm\) 2.88 d & 4.51 \(\pm\) 0.48 j & 3904.6 \(\pm\) 334.0 g-i \\  & IV & 16.70 \(\pm\) 1.45 ac & 18.81 \(\pm\) 0.98 hi & 4.93 \(\pm\) 0.20 b-f & 50.66 \(\pm\) 3.46 d & 5.31 \(\pm\) 0.80 hi & 3642.0 \(\pm\) 296.3 j \\  & V & 16.31 \(\pm\) 1.35 bc & 18.90 \(\pm\) 0.83 hi & 4.69 \(\pm\) 0.09 e-h & 51.23 \(\pm\) 4.31 d & 6.76 \(\pm\) 0.69 d-g & 3568.3 \(\pm\) 287.3 j-l \\  & VI & 15.59 \(\pm\) 1.67 cd & 19.76 \(\pm\) 0.69 g-i & 4.60 \(\pm\) 0.10 g-i & 52.78 \(\pm\) 3.58 bc & 8.50 \(\pm\) 0.76 ab & 2959.8 \(\pm\) 346.8 o \\ EC6 & I & 7.79 \(\pm\) 0.23 ij & 23.02 \(\pm\) 0.57 d & 4.59 \(\pm\) 0.11 g-i & 25.87 \(\pm\) 0.91 f & 8.08 \(\pm\) 0.22 bc & 4773.5 \(\pm\) 489.4 cd \\  & II & 14.02 \(\pm\) 0.64 d & 24.94 \(\pm\) 0.68 bc & 5.00 \(\pm\) 0.12 b & 274.26 \(\pm\) 2.26 d & 6.47 \(\pm\) 0.24 e-h & 2431.0 \(\pm\) 103.4 p \\  & III & 17.53 \(\pm\) 1.02 ab & 18.10 \(\pm\) 0.51 i & 4.74 \(\pm\) 0.11 c-h & 54.99 \(\pm\) 1.45 s-c & 5.47 \(\pm\) 0.39 hi & 3098.8 \(\pm\) 2907.m-o \\  & IV & 18.28 \(\pm\) 0.97 a & 1 The increase in nitrate content with biostimulant application is already reported in the literature [16,30]; however, our findings indicate the importance of growing conditions in plant responses to nitrate accumulation, including soil properties, light intensity, and nitrogen form, among others [29,68]. Moreover, [PERSON] et al.