Table 2 Effects of Si (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 g·L−1) on seedling growth.
From: Effects of exogenous silicon on maize seed germination and seedling growth
Type | Concentration (g·L-1) | Shoot height/(cm) | Root length (cm) | Shoot fresh mass (g·plant−1) | Root fresh mass (g·plant−1) | Shoot dry weight (g·plant−1) | Root dry weight of (g·plant−1) | Si content (mg·g−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 0 | 57.50 ± 0.36i | 27.20 ± 0.40f | 4.91 ± 0.01h | 2.58 ± 0.01f | 0.48 ± 0.01f | 0.32 ± 0.01g | 4.23 ± 0.09bc |
Si-50G | 5 | 65.47 ± 0.31d | 30.83 ± 0.42c | 6.21 ± 0.07e | 3.48 ± 0.26d | 0.60 ± 0.02b | 0.42 ± 0.01e | 4.35 ± 0.05ab |
10 | 67.50 ± 0.30c | 31.83 ± 0.06b | 6.72 ± 0.09cd | 3.66 ± 0.08c | 0.62 ± 0.01b | 0.43 ± 0.01d | 4.36 ± 0.06a | |
15 | 70.53 ± 0.31a | 33.43 ± 0.32a | 7.46 ± 0.15a | 4.19 ± 0.01a | 0.70 ± 0.02a | 0.48 ± 0.01a | 4.43 ± 0.06a | |
20 | 68.33 ± 0.25b | 31.80 ± 0.70b | 6.84 ± 0.17bc | 3.68 ± 0.10c | 0.68 ± 0.02a | 0.45 ± 0.01bc | 4.40 ± 0.06a | |
25 | 63.63 ± 0.25e | 30.80 ± 0.35c | 5.89 ± 0.23f | 3.34 ± 0.05d | 0.59 ± 0.01b | 0.40 ± 0.01f | 4.34 ± 0.06ab | |
Si-60G | 5 | 59.23 ± 0.35h | 29.47 ± 0.31d | 6.30 ± 0.07e | 3.30 ± 0.07d | 0.50 ± 0.02e | 0.33 ± 0.01g | 4.35 ± 0.06ab |
10 | 60.50 ± 0.30g | 29.83 ± 0.35d | 6.47 ± 0.36de | 3.42 ± 0.03d | 0.54 ± 0.01d | 0.44 ± 0.01cd | 4.35 ± 0.06ab | |
15 | 62.73 ± 0.61f | 30.80 ± 0.40c | 7.12 ± 0.27b | 3.91 ± 0.16b | 0.57 ± 0.01c | 0.47 ± 0.01ab | 4.42 ± 0.05a | |
20 | 59.40 ± 0.35h | 28.40 ± 0.46e | 5.55 ± 0.12g | 2.78 ± 0.06e | 0.50 ± 0.01ef | 0.41 ± 0.01ef | 4.37 ± 0.07a | |
25 | 52.30 ± 0.46j | 26.53 ± 0.31f | 4.80 ± 0.14h | 2.50 ± 0.06f | 0.45 ± 0.01g | 0.32 ± 0.01g | 4.21 ± 0.07c |
