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. 2017 Jun 21;120(3):405–415. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx063

Table 2.

Movement distance of Zn, Fe and Mn in leaves of sunflower, tomato and soybean after 6h of foliar application

Treatments Movement distance (mm)
Mn Zn Fe
Interveinal Vein Interveinal Vein Interveinal Vein
Sunflower
– MeJA 0·72 ± 0·25a 0·95 ± 0·19a 0·53 ± 0·03a 0·96 ± 0·26a 0·41 ± 0·08a 1·31 ± 0·19a
+ MeJA 0·62 ± 0·02a 0·79 ± 0·10a 0·40 ± 0·22a 0·83 ± 0·03a 0·22 ± 0·02a 0·27 ± 0·05b
Tomato
– MeJA 1·32 ± 0·11a 1·27 ± 0·14a 0·43 ± 0·05a 0·88 ± 0·13a NA NA
+ MeJA 0·76 ± 0·23a 1·01 ± 0·13a 0·57 ± 0·10a 0·95 ± 0·13a NA NA
Soybean
– MeJA 0·44 ± 0·08a NA 0·30 ± 0·04a NA NA NA
+ MeJA 0·69 ± 0·12a NA 0·46 ± 0·06a NA NA NA

Values are the mean ± SD (n = 4).

Where P < 0·05 occurred between control and 1 mM MeJA for each species is indicated with different lower case letters.

NA, data not available due to the comparatively low concentrations under the droplet.