Table 5.
Effects of different Zn sources and water managements on phytic acid content and moral ratio of phytic acid to Zn (r PA/Zn) in polished rice
| Genotype | Zn treatment | Phytic acid (mg/g) |
r
PA/Zn
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| CF | AWD | CF | AWD | ||
| Nipponbare | Control | 2.57a | 2.23a | 13.31a | 11.30a |
| ZnSO4 | 2.10b | 1.65b | 10.33b | 7.83c | |
| Zn-EDTA | 2.06b | 1.85b | 10.26b | 8.86b | |
| Mean | 2.24B | 1.91B | 11.30A | 9.33A | |
| Jiaxing27 | Control | 3.49a | 2.84a | 12.36a | 10.50a |
| ZnSO4 | 2.99b | 2.21b | 10.26b | 7.32b | |
| Zn-EDTA | 3.12b | 2.34b | 10.78b | 7.67b | |
| Mean | 3.20A | 2.46A | 11.13A | 8.50A | |
Within a column, means followed by different letters are significantly different at P<0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test. Lower-case and upper-case letters indicate comparisons among three Zn treatments and between two genotypes, respectively