Table 1.

Effect of exogenously applied Si on mineral content in rice plants. Si was applied in hydroponic solution (Yoshida solution) for 24 h and then samples were collected for analysis

Treatments	T-N (%)	P (%)	K (%)	Ca (%)	Mg (%)	Si (ppm)
Control	1.33±0.10a	0.24±0.01a	1.95±0.28a	0.19±0.11a	0.08±0.01b	3007±12.3b
0.5 mM Si	1.34±0.12a	0.22±0.09ab	1.93±0.31a	0.17±0.21ab	0.09±0.01b	3155±8.91ab
1.0 mM Si	1.28±0.27a	0.25±0.1a	1.92±0.13a	0.16±0.15ab	0.11±0.03ab	3402±13.4a
2.0 mM Si	1.27±0.0.21a	0.21±0.1b	1.92±0.42a	0.15±0.02b	0.10±0.08ab	3440±21.2a
4.0 mM Si	1.27±0.13a	0.22±0.1ab	1.90±0.23a	0.17±0.06ab	0.12±0.02a	3431±11.49a

Values with ± shows the standard error of the mean of three replications. Different letters in each column indicate statistically significant differences (P <0.05) among treatments by Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT)