Table 6.
Average Zn concentration in different plant tissues under Zn-deficient and Zn-sufficient conditions in both Experiments 2 and 3 at maturity. Values given are averages of eight and four genotypes in Experiments 2 and 3, respectively.
| Zn concentration (mg kg–1) | Experiment 2 | Experiment 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zn-sufficient | Zn-deficient | Pr(>F) | Zn-sufficient | Zn-deficient | Pr(>F) | |
| Root | 105.0 | 58.0 | *** | 357 | 35.2 | *** |
| Stem+sheath | 23.2 | 16.0 | *** | 22.7 | 11.0 | *** |
| Leaf blade | 21.8 | 18.0 | *** | 21.3 | 14.0 | *** |
| Rachis | 22.3 | 12.6 | *** | 22.9 | 10.4 | *** |
| Hull | 20.9 | 14.7 | *** | 14.3 | 7.6 | *** |
| Brown rice | 27.7 | 20.9 | *** | 23.5 | 12.6 | *** |
*** indicates significant difference between the treatments at P ≤ 0.001.