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Table 2.

Effect of Si nutrition on dry biomass of cucumber

Treatment	Dry biomass (g per plant)
	Root	Stem	Leaves	Total
–Si	0·52 ± 0·04^a	0·9 ± 0·1^a	2·2 ± 0·2^a	3·6 ± 0·1^a
+Si	0·58 ± 0·07^a	1·0 ± 0·2^a	3·2 ± 0·1^b	4·8 ± 0·1^b

Seven-day-old Fe-deprived plants were supplied with 10 μm Fe for 3 d and then transferred to Fe-free nutrient solution with or without supply of 1·5 mm Si(OH)₄ for 11 d.

Data shown are means ± s.d. (n = 4).

Significant differences (P < 0·05) between treatments are indicated by different letters.