Table 4.
Treatment | Fe content (μg per plant) |
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Root |
Stem | Leaves | ||
Apoplast | Symplast | |||
–Si | 103 ± 11a | 14 ± 2a | 28 ± 3a | 141 ± 16a |
+Si | 92 ± 16a | 17 ± 3a | 31 ± 5a | 150 ± 13a |
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.