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. 2017 Dec 4;15(4):1559325817744945. doi: 10.1177/1559325817744945

Table 3.

Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on Macronutrient and Micronutrient Contents in Shoots of Sugarcane cv. Mex 69 to 290 After 30 Days of Culture in Temporary Immersion Bioreactors.a

AgNPs (mg/L) Macronutrients (% of wt) Micronutrients (mg/kg)
N P K Ca Mg Fe Cu Zn Mn B
0 2.57 ± 0.59b 0.059± 0.00b 0.65 ± 0.19b 0.28 ± 0.02b 0.12 ± 0.00d 17.09 ± 0.21c 1.42 ± 0.11b 55.93 ± 21.16b 89.08 ± 36.51b 37.35 ± 0.91b
25 3.83 ± 0.23b 0.054± 0.00c 0.40 ± 0.04c 0.35 ± 0.09c 0.15 ± 0.00b 18.02 ± 0.28b 1.63 ± 0.18c 67.40 ± 32.32c 102.79 ± 43.78c 12.03 ± 0.01b
50 5.62 ± 0.14b 0.045± 0.00c 0.31 ± 0.01c 0.38 ± 0.11a 0.17 ± 0.00b,c 23.80 ± 0.16c 1.41 ± 0.08c 66.95 ± 33.17c 101.09 ± 48.24c 14.82 ± 1.97b
100 5.73 ± 0.13c 0.047± 0.00c 0.46 ± 0.09c 0.41 ± 0.13c 0.17 ± 0.00b,c 25.38 ± 0.99c 1.71 ± 0.08c 63.01 ± 28.57c 97.73 ± 34.49c 14.43 ± 1.24b
200 6.11 ± 0.49c 0.048± 0.00c 0.51 ± 0.11c 0.34 ± 0.08c 0.18 ± 0.00c 24.84 ± 2.00c 1.32 ± 0.10c 59.85 ± 23.90c 103.18 ± 35.80c 15.25 ± 1.48b

Abbreviations: B, boron; Ca, calcium; Cu, copper; Fe, Iron; K, potassium; Mg, magnesium; Mn, Manganese; N, total nitrogen; P, phosphorus; Zn, Zinc.

aMeans ± standard error within a column followed by the same letter (b, c, or d) are not significantly different according to Tukey test at P ≤.05.. ;.