Table 5 Effects of Si (5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 g·L−1) on stomatal size and aperture.
From: Effects of exogenous silicon on maize seed germination and seedling growth
Type | Concentration (g·L-1) | Stomatal size(μm) | Stomatal aperture(μm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Width | Length | Width | |||
Control | 0 | 30.73 ± 0.25f | 22.90 ± 0.70ab | 17.50 ± 0.10g | 1.52 ± 0.02a | |
Si-50G | 5 | 28.33 ± 0.21g | 16.00 ± 0.20f | 17.97 ± 0.29g | 1.32 ± 0.03bc | |
10 | 28.97 ± 0.45g | 19.07 ± 0.51e | 19.30 ± 0.10f | 1.26 ± 0.06c | ||
15 | 36.30 ± 0.70c | 23.33 ± 0.65a | 27.43 ± 0.12a | 1.15 ± 0.05d | ||
20 | 34.77 ± 0.31d | 21.67 ± 1.10bc | 22.60 ± 0.26c | 1.30 ± 0.03bc | ||
25 | 30.97 ± 0.40f | 21.47 ± 0.91cd | 20.23 ± 0.47e | 0.79 ± 0.03e | ||
Si-60G | 5 | 34.23 ± 0.50d | 20.03 ± 0.40e | 19.90 ± 0.01ef | 1.38 ± 0.05b | |
10 | 38.30 ± 0.17b | 20.30 ± 0.86de | 21.80 ± 0.89d | 1.35 ± 0.10bc | ||
15 | 40.50 ± 0.30a | 23.70 ± 0.90a | 23.70 ± 0.35b | 1.26 ± 0.04c | ||
20 | 34.40 ± 0.26d | 19.57 ± 0.81e | 22.73 ± 0.68c | 1.32 ± 0.08bc | ||
25 | 33.43 ± 0.25e | 13.77 ± 0.49g | 19.70 ± 0.66ef | 0.70 ± 0.01f | ||
