Table 1 Effects of the Si (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 g·L−1) on germination indices.
From: Effects of exogenous silicon on maize seed germination and seedling growth
Type | Concentration (g·L-1) | GR (%) | GP (%) | GI | VI | Si content (mg·g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 0 | 82.00 ± 2.00e | 44.00 ± 2.00e | 11.78 ± 0.66d | 9.36 ± 0.77g | 0 ± 0c |
Si-50G | 5 | 93.63 ± 0.61b | 50.00 ± 3.33cd | 16.75 ± 0.36b | 16.97 ± 0.46c | 6.03 ± 0.7ab |
10 | 96.01 ± 0.57a | 53.73 ± 0.53bc | 16.99 ± 0.82b | 17.85 ± 1.24c | 6.06 ± 0.57ab | |
15 | 97.84 ± 1.87a | 61.11 ± 3.85a | 18.11 ± 0.86a | 21.43 ± 1.18a | 6.67 ± 0.84a | |
20 | 97.06 ± 0.67a | 57.78 ± 1.92ab | 17.01 ± 0.71b | 19.26 ± 0.52b | 6.56 ± 0.5a | |
25 | 88.89 ± 2.22c | 44.00 ± 2.65e | 13.07 ± 0.49c | 12.93 ± 0.51e | 5.76 ± 0.52ab | |
Si-60G | 5 | 84.00 ± 1.00de | 55.33 ± 2.31b | 13.62 ± 0.78c | 11.37 ± 0.68f | 5.4 ± 0.31bc |
10 | 88.00 ± 2.00c | 60.00 ± 2.00a | 13.63 ± 0.19c | 13.36 ± 0.02de | 5.75 ± 0.78ab | |
15 | 90.33 ± 0.58c | 60.67 ± 1.53a | 13.85 ± 0.16c | 14.33 ± 0.25d | 5.92 ± 0.62ab | |
20 | 85.33 ± 0.58d | 49.33 ± 2.08d | 13.46 ± 0.22c | 12.17 ± 0.34ef | 5.87 ± 1.02ab | |
25 | 76.67 ± 1.53f | 42.22 ± 1.92e | 11.62 ± 0.39d | 8.85 ± 0.54g | 4.74 ± 0.52c |
