Table 2 Effects of different concentrations of CdCl2 and nano-SiO2 on shoot and root H2O2, proline, ASC, DHA, GSH and GSSG content.

From: Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) mediate GABA, SOD and ASA-GSH cycle to improve Cd stress tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum

CdCl2 (µM)

Nano-SiO2 (mg/l)

Shoot H2O2 (µM/g fw)

Root H2O2 (µM/g fw)

Shoot proline (mg/g fw)

Root proline (mg/g fw)

Shoot ASA (µg/g fw)

Root ASA (µg/g fw)

Shoot DHA (µg/g fw)

Root DHA (µg/g fw)

Shoot GSH (µM/g fw)

Root GSH (µM/g fw)

Shoot GSSG (µM/g fw)

Root GSSG (µM/g fw)

0

0

20.35 ± .82e

34.84 ± .30e

25.57 ± .241f

12.08 ± 1.36f

1.53 ± .07cd

1.65 ± .04b

0.27 ± .02f

0.36 ± 0.03ef

3.93 ± .07e

2.46 ± .22bc

0.29 ± 0.05def

0.44 ± 0.03fgh

25

19.88 ± 1.03e

33.39 ± .36e

27.80 ± 4.03f

15.66 ± 1.72ef

1.86 ± .06ab

1.73 ± .07ab

0.25 ± .02f

0.35 ± 0.02ef

4.50 ± .22cd

2.64 ± .04bc

0.24 ± 0.02ef

0.40 ± 0.05gh

50

18.94 ± .75e

32.69 ± .98e

34.74 ± 2.16f

16.08 ± 2.92ef

1.96 ± .06a

1.93 ± .03a

0.23 ± .03f

0.33 ± 0.05f

5.06 ± .10ab

2.66 ± .10bc

0.21 ± 0.01f

0.35 ± 0.02h

100

20.25 ± .42e

34.10 ± .99e

40.76 ± 1.77f

16.83 ± 1.15ef

1.52 ± .05cd

1.61 ± .11b

0.27 ± .02f

0.36 ± 0.05ef

4.16 ± .20de

2.36 ± .17c

0.25 ± 0.02ef

0.38 ± 0.04h

100

0

29.55 ± 1.00cd

58.90 ± 2.37c

35.05 ± 2.69f

25.91 ± 2.66d

1.25 ± .12d

1.05 ± .05e

0.59 ± .01c

0.64 ± 0.02d

4.60 ± .18bcd

3.06 ± .12ab

0.38 ± 0.01d

0.58 ± 0.05e

25

26.78 ± 2.06d

44.40 ± 2.80d

38.98 ± 3.07f

20.50 ± 1.66de

1.53 ± .09cd

1.21 ± .06de

0.38 ± .01e

0.61 ± 0.01d

4.89 ± .16abc

3.26 ± .10a

0.33 ± 0.02de

0.52 ± 0.01efg

50

20.96 ± 1.06e

38.30 ± 4.50d

31.43 ± 3.35f

14.00 ± 1.88ef

1.65 ± .12bc

1.50 ± .06bc

0.37 ± .02e

0.45 ± 0.02e

5.35 ± .18a

3.43 ± .18a

0.25 ± 0.02ef

0.45 ± 0.02fgh

100

28.21 ± 2.06c

55.97 ± 2.39c

55.70 ± 2.08e

27.75 ± 1.95d

1.35 ± .16cd

1.33 ± .13c

0.40 ± .02e

0.57 ± 0.04d

4.69 ± .19bcd

3.42 ± .20a

0.31 ± 0.01de

0.53 ± 0.03ef

200

0

44.04 ± 1.20a

76.09 ± 3.45a

154.51 ± 7.34a

68.25 ± 3.16a

0.57 ± .05f

0.46 ± .07g

0.78 ± .01a

1.30 ± 0.05a

2.10 ± .18g

1.06 ± .11e

0.75 ± 0.02a

1.20 ± 0.05a

25

39.28 ± 1.96b

74.61 ± 2.13a

137.99 ± 11.96b

60.08 ± 2.45b

0.64 ± .11f

0.53 ± .07g

0.67 ± .04b

0.95 ± 0.02b

2.33 ± .15g

1.45 ± .07e

0.65 ± 0.02b

0.91 ± 0.04c

50

31.67 ± 1.96c

57.52 ± 3.44c

98.22 ± 4.82d

43.58 ± 3.72c

0.96 ± .05e

0.81 ± .03f

0.48 ± .01d

0.78 ± 0.01c

3.02 ± .09f

1.93 ± .10d

0.53 ± 0.03c

0.77 ± 0.01d

100

38.80 ± 1.42b

66.30 ± 1.71b

122.39 ± 4.45c

63.16 ± 3.74ab

0.57 ± .04f

0.50 ± .06g

0.59 ± .01c

0.92 ± 0.02b

2.10 ± .20g

1.29 ± .09e

0.63 ± 0.04d

1.05 ± 0.04b

  1. Mean values followed by similar letters did not differ significantly when determined by the Duncan test.