Table 4 K+, Na+ and Mg++ content (mg/0.1 g dwt) in shoot of soybean plants grown under different NaCl concentrations and sprayed with or without nTiO2.

From: Interpreting the potential of biogenic TiO2 nanoparticles on enhancing soybean resilience to salinity via maintaining ion homeostasis and minimizing malondialdehyde

Treatments

K+

Na+

Mg++

NaCl (mM)

NPs (30 ppm)

Days after salt treatment

15

30

15

30

15

30

0

− nTiO2

2.35±0.06bc

2.5±0.06a

0.003±0.00008 g

0.0031±0.00009f

0.79±0.021b

0.78±0.02b

+ nTiO2

2.39±0.063a

2.49±0.07a

0.0028±0.00007 h

0.003±0.00008f

0.86±0.022a

0.82±0.021a

25

− nTiO2

2.306±0.06ab

1.84±0.05c

0.0031±0.00008 g

0.006±0.00017e

0.70±0.018c

0.69±0.0181bc

+ nTiO2

2.308±0.06b

1.95±0.05b

0.003±0.00008 g

0.0058±0.00016e

0.73±0.02c

0.72±0.019ab

50

− nTiO2

2.27±0.06c

1.67±0.04d

0.005±0.00012e

0.009±0.0002ab

0.47±0.0071e

0.55±0.0145de

+ nTiO2

2.29±0.06abc

1.83±0.034e

0.004±0.00008f

0.0085±0.00019d

0.54±0.0089d

0.65±0.0171c

100

− nTiO2

2.109±0.06 cd

1.49±0.04de

0.006±0.00014d

0.0095±0.0002c

0.45±0.0067e

0.54±0.014f

+ nTiO2

2.19±0.06 cd

1.52±0.02f

0.005±0.00012e

0.0088±0.0002d

0.46±0.007ede

0.58±0.015d

150

− nTiO2

1.86±0.05f

1.25±0.03e

0.007±0.00018c

0.012±0.00021b

0.449±0.006f

0.535±0.0035 fg

+ nTiO2

2.09±0.055e

1.36±0.02 g

0.006±0.00015d

0.009±0.0002ab

0.45±0.0066f

0.57±0.0045f

200

− nTiO2

1.52±0.04f

–

0.009±0.00024a

–

0.33±0.0059 g

–

+ nTiO2

1.58±0.041 g

1.01±0.064 h

0.008±0.00021b

0.019±0.00025a

0.34±0.006eg

0.43±0.0034 g

  1. *Values are given as means ± standard errors from three replicates. Statistical comparisons were performed using one-way ANOVA and Duncan multiple range test (p < 0·05). Different letters inside the column indicate significant difference between treatments.
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