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Table 2 Shoot and root Si levels averaged across 8 different rice varieties

From: The Ability of Silicon Fertilisation to Alleviate Salinity Stress in Rice is Critically Dependent on Cultivar

Si (mM)

Na (mM)

Shoot Si (% DW)

Root Si (% DW)

0

0

0.38 ± 0.09

0.25 ± 0.05

50

0.78 ± 0.15

0.25 ± 0.08

0.07

0

0.45 ± 0.05

0.22 ± 0.05

50

0.82 ± 0.19

0.32 ± 0.06

0.4

0

1.03 ± 0.18

0.35 ± 0.10

50

2.44 ± 0.47

0.56 ± 0.30

80

2.72 ± 0.40

0.73 ± 0.39

1

0

1.70 ± 0.40

0.54 ± 0.11

50

3.03 ± 0.86

0.73 ± 0.15

80

3.98 ± 0.92

1.45 ± 1.03

3

0

2.55 ± 1.25

1.20 ± 0.71

50

4.53 ± 0.85

2.34 ± 1.60

80

4.97 ± 0.64

1.43 ± 0.61

  1. Si was measured in plants grown for 30 days in media with 0, 0.07, 0.4, 1 or 3 mM Si and 0, 50 or 80 mM NaCl