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Table 3.

Effects of Si application on net photosynthetic rate (P _n) in leaves of maize.

Growth stages	Photosynthetic rate (P _n) (μmo1·m⁻²·s⁻¹)
Growth stages	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5
Big trumpet stage	23.21 ± 0.61^c	26.33 ± 0.79^b	27.96 ± 0.85^b	29.16 ± 0.55^a	29.37 ± 0.37^a
Silking stage	38.36 ± 0.71^d	42.15 ± 0.92^c	45.06 ± 0.80^b	47.83 ± 0.77^a	47.92 ± 0.56^a
Grain filling stage	28.13 ± 0.52^d	31.79 ± 0.36^c	34.65 ± 0.43^b	38.68 ± 0.51^a	38.56 ± 0.62^a
Milk stage	11.36 ± 0.39^d	14.82 ± 0.26^c	19.63 ± 0.41^b	21.60 ± 0.32^a	21.26 ± 0.28^a

Means (±SD) labeled with different letters within each column are significantly different (P < 0.05) by Duncan's test; n = 10.