Table 1.
Effects of ammonium stress on dry weight, leaf area, leaf nitrogen concentration, and specific leaf weight of wheat seedling at 10 days after treatment.
| Cultivar | Treatment | Plant Dry Weight (mg plant−1) |
Plant Leaf Area (cm2 plant−1) |
Leaf Nitrogen Concentration (mg g−1) |
Specific Leaf Weight of 4th Leaf (mg cm−2 DW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangmai20 | NN | 1266 ± 39.7 a | 100 ± 4.6 a | 69 ± 1.9 b | 0.30 ± 0.008 b |
| AN | 980 ± 31.2 c | 82 ± 5.4 c | 77 ± 2.5 a | 0.38 ± 0.017 a | |
| Xumai25 | NN | 1128 ± 50.3 b | 97 ± 4.7 ab | 65 ± 3.1 b | 0.29 ± 0.013 b |
| AN | 1033 ± 50.2 c | 86 ± 3.4 bc | 75 ± 2.2 a | 0.37 ± 0.006 a |
Note: NN, nitrate treatment; AN, ammonium treatment. Data are means ± standard deviation (SD) of three biological replicates, and different letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) according to ANOVA.