Table 3 Effects of different concentrations of CdCl2 and nano-SiO2 on shoot and root MDA and aldehydes.

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 MDA (nM/gr FW)

Shoot aldehydes (nM/gr FW)

Root MDA (nM/gr FW)

Root aldehydes (nM/gr FW)

0

0

0.31 ± .03ef

0.04 ± .006d

0.48 ± .05d

0.08 ± .004f

25

0.27 ± .03f

0.04 ± .005d

0.45 ± .02d

0.08 ± .005f

50

0.26 ± .02f

0.03 ± .006d

0.49 ± .09d

0.07 ± .005f

100

0.34 ± .02ef

0.03 ± .006d

0.48 ± .04d

0.07 ± .007f

100

0

0.48 ± .01d

0.08 ± .007c

0.96 ± .03c

0.13 ± .006d

25

0.37 ± .01e

0.07 ± .007c

0.89 ± .07c

0.12 ± .008de

50

0.27 ± .01f

0.07 ± .002c

0.80 ± .04c

0.11 ± .005e

100

0.35 ± .02ef

0.08 ± .003c

0.96 ± .03c

0.11 ± .006de

200

0

1.19 ± .02a

0.19 ± .010a

1.93 ± .08a

0.27 ± .012a

25

0.82 ± .03b

0.18 ± .006a

1.88 ± .12a

0.25 ± .006ab

50

0.64 ± .03c

0.15 ± .002b

1.34 ± .07b

0.20 ± .005c

100

0.84 ± .03b

0.18 ± .004a

1.80 ± .05a

0.24 ± .004b

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