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Table 4.

Interaction effects of the cultivar (Cul) × silicon nano-chelate (N-Si) on the cell wall thickness, silicon content (Si), Boron (B), calcium (Ca), chlorophyll a (Chl a), chlorophyll b (Chl b), total chlorophyll (Total Chl) and carotenoid (Car) content and leaf area of two cut Rose flowers (cv. ‘Jumilia’ and ‘Samurai’).

Treatment		+ Mean square of some measured parameters
		Cell wall thickness	Si	B	Ca	Chl a	Chl b	Total Chl	Car	Leaf area
		mm	µg g^− 1 DW		g kg-¹ DW	g kg^− 1 FW				cm²
Cul	N-Si
‘Jumilia’	NA	122 ± 0.001^a	0.636 ± 0.056^b	18.9 ± 1.95^a	1.17 ± 0.058^a	13.5 ± 2.22^b	5.37 ± 0.992^b	18.9 ± 3.20^b	11.4 ± 2.05^b	121 ± 9.57^c
‘Jumilia’	AP	41.9 ± 0.003^b	0.808 ± 0.136^a	15.8 ± 2.30^b	1.10 ± 0.053^a	17 ± 1.59^a	8.27 ± 1.42^a	25.2 ± 2.71^a	18.09 ± 3.36^a	130 ± 18.2^bc
‘Samurai’	NA	133 ± 0.001^a	0.459 ± 0.108^c	13.9 ± 3.44^b	0.943 ± 0.090^b	16.5 ± 2.12^a	7.49 ± 1.59^a	24.08 ± 3.55^a	16.1 ± 3.64^a	145 ± 13.9^b
‘Samurai’	AP	41.3 ± 0.001^b	0.634 ± 0.088^b	13.2 ± 1.32^b	1.12 ± 0.086^a	17 ± 3.39^a	7.89 ± 1.73^a	25.7 ± 4.78^a	17.3 ± 4.22^a	171 ± 12.8^a

Within each column means followed by the same letters do not express significant differences according to LSD at P < 0.05.

NA: Not application, AP: application.