Table 3.

Effect of different silicon (1.0 mM) and PEG-6000 (20%) treatments on total water content (TWC), relative water content (RWC) and water potential (WP) in the leaves of wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Longchun 8139)

Treatments	TWC (water Fw−1, %)	RWC (%)	WP (MPa)
CK	86.08 ± 1.47 aba	91.69 ± 2.47 a	−1.12 ± 0.12 a
Si	88.02 ± 0.92 a	97.72 ± 1.71 a	−1.03 ± 0.10 a
PEG	79.87 ± 1.63 c	53.72 ± 1.70 c	−2.20 ± 0.14 b
PEG + Si	84.53 ± 0.83 b	68.53 ± 2.72 b	−2.01 ± 0.19 b

^a Within each column, means followed by the same small letters are not significantly different according to the LSD test at P ≤ 0.05