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Table 3.

Root and shoot growth of rice (‘Amaroo’) in aerated solution at high P (200 μm) (initial condition) and then transferred to aerated or stagnant nutrient solution at low (1·6 μm) or high P (200 μm) supply for 8 d

Condition		Root dry matter (g per plant)	Shoot dry matter (g per plant)	Relative growth rate (g g⁻¹ d⁻¹)	Root/shoot ratio
Initial		0·17 ± 0·01	0·65 ± 0·03	-	0·26 ± 0·010
Low P	Aerated	0·83 ± 0·03	3·23 ± 0·12	0·159 ± 0·002	0·26 ± 0·001
	Stagnant	0·77 ± 0·09	2·19 ± 0·27	0·137 ± 0·013	0·35 ± 0·002
High P	Aerated	0·80 ± 0·09	3·24 ± 0·30	0·171 ± 0·011	0·25 ± 0·004
	Stagnant	0·91 ± 0·04	2·66 ± 0·03	0·173 ± 0·004	0·34 ± 0·012
F-test		n.s.	O^*	O^*	O^*

Values are means of three replicates ± standard errors. l.s.d. for solution aeration effect on: shoot dry matter, 0·35; relative growth rate, 0·018; root/shoot ratio, 0·014.

^*Significant at P < 0·05; O indicates F-test for solution aeration effects. n.s., no significant difference.