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Table 3 Impact of foliar application of B, Zn and Fe on concentration in grain and straw.

From: Biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek)) with boron, zinc and iron alters its grain yield and nutrition

Treatments	Grain concentration (mg kg⁻¹)			Straw concentration (mg kg⁻¹)
Treatments	Boron	Zinc	Iron	Boron	Zinc	Iron
T1	25.4^a	103.1^d	30.5^c	20.0^a	12.2^d	186.9^d
T2	28.4^a	177.5^ab	33.3^b	20.6^a	14.8^c	297.4^bc
T3	27.6^a	127.1^cd	34.9^ab	21.3^a	18.4^a	252.8^cd
T4	29.4^a	114.8^cd	33.9^ab	22.2^a	16.2^bc	242.6^d
T5	26.6^a	188.4^a	34.5^ab	21.6^a	17.3^ab	347.5^ab
T6	29.7^a	184.3^a	33.4^b	21.1^a	15.1^c	317.5^b
T7	30.4^a	143.2^bc	35.1^ab	23.2^a	18.4^a	265.7^c
T8	27.3^a	187.1^a	35.7^a	21.1^a	18.6^a	376.1^a
CV	0.212	0.077	0.217	0.204	0.095	0.062
LSD (P = 0.05)	NS	37.6	1.9	NS	2.0	50.2

Treatment details are referred to in Table 1. By Duncan’s multiple range test, the values with similar letter(s) in superscript do not differ significantly at the 5% level.

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