Table 3. Sulfur content (mg g-1 DW) and Mo content (μg g-1 DW) and the [Mo]:[S] ratio in leaves of B. napus, B. oleracea, T. aestivum, Z. mays, P. sativum and S. lycopersicum following different S treatments (+S: control treatment, -S: S deficiency treatment) to plants grown under controlled conditions (given in S1 File).
| Species | Days after -S treatment | S (mg g-1 DW) | Mo (μg g-1 DW) | Ratio [Mo]:[S].104 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +S | -S | +S | -S | +S | -S | ||
| B.napus | 0 | 10.33 ± 0.46 | 154.6 ± 10.16 | 149.7 ± 7.34 | |||
| 1 | 10.3 ± 0.39 | 9.7 ± 0.56 | 175.3 ± 6.87 | 237.0 ± 7.70 *** | 170.2 ± 1.12 | 247.4 ± 18.67 ** | |
| 21 | 15.2 ± 0.39 | 2.3 ± 0.14 | 308.5 ± 14.02 | 617.8 ± 40.08 *** | 202.2 ± 6.52 | 2660.4 ± 91.28 *** | |
| B. oleracea | 20 | 4.8 ± 0.46 | 1.9 ± 0.04 *** | 4.0 ± 0.21 | 5.0 ± 0.16 ** | 8.4 ± 0.49 | 26.5 ± 1.16 *** |
| T. aestivum | 2 | 3.6 ± 0.18 | 3.4 ± 0.22 | 90.2 ± 9.43 | 201.5 ± 7.72 *** | 249.5 ± 18.17 | 584.4 ± 24.95 *** |
| 8 | 3.5 ± 0.06 | 3.1 ± 0.00 ** | 85.1 ± 1.23 | 719.9 ± 36.62 *** | 245.3 ± 5.56 | 2306.2 ± 110.52 *** | |
| 24 | 3.4 ± 0.02 | 1.8 ± 0.05 *** | 79.8 ± 2.08 | 977.1 ± 32.63 *** | 236.7 ± 5.58 | 5285.3 ± 236.13 *** | |
| Z. mays | 0 | 2.82 ± 0.10 | 22.6 ± 0.85 | 80.2 ± 1.54 | |||
| 5 | 3.0 ± 0.03 | 2.1 ± 0.13 *** | 24.7 ± 0.48 | 468.2 ± 28.15 *** | 80.9 ± 0.82 | 2224.1 ± 72.16 *** | |
| 18 | 2.4 ± 0.05 | 0.9 ± 0.04 *** | 27.9 ± 1.65 | 562.6 ± 34.46 *** | 116.7 ± 5.06 | 5934.4 ± 137.28 *** | |
| P. sativum | 0 | 2.75 ± 0.09 | 20.5 ± 4.22 | 73.8 ± 12.95 | |||
| 19 | 2.7 ± 0.10 | 2.2 ± 0.14 * | 9.4 ± 0.50 | 12.5 ± 0.34 ** | 34.5 ± 0.67 | 57.6 ± 5.58 ** | |
| S. lycopersicum | 65 | 10.1 ± 0.71 | 1.8 ± 0.27 *** | 2.9 ± 0.03 | 5.1 ± 0.82 * | 2.9 ± 0.21 | 27.9 ± 1.96 *** |
Data are given as the mean ± SE (n = 4 or n = 3 for P. sativum data).
*, ** and *** indicate significant differences between control and S-deprived plants for P<0.05, P<0.01 and P<0.001, respectively.