Table 2 Effect of silicon nanoparticles on the photosynthetic pigment of maize root grown in Arsenic polluted soil.

From: Complexation and immobilization of arsenic in maize using green synthesized silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs)

Treatments

CHL A

CHL B

Total carotene

S0AS0

3.06 ± 0.032a

5.95 ± 0.026b

299.43 ± 2.55a

S0AS3.2

2.20 ± 0.038a

4.88 ± 0.586c

227.26 ± 2.24b

S100As0

2.78 ± 0.042a

7.12 ± 0.045a

226.12 ± 2.75b

S100As3.2

2.65 ± 0.029a

5.57 ± 0.041b

204.49 ± 1.72b

  1. The mean values with the same letter along the same column are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.
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