Table 1.
Iodine concentration in the roots, fresh and dry matter weight in leaves and roots—open field.
| Biofortification | Iodine (μg·100 g FW−1) | Leaves | Roots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh weight (g) | Dry weight (g) | Fresh weight (g) | Dry weight (g) | ||
| 0 | 59 c (±5.98) | 219 (±10.20) | 25.2 (±0.82) | 115 (±11.71) | 9.86 (±0.88) |
| FB-L | 89 b (±10.63) | 209 (±11.61) | 27.6 (±2.18) | 111 (±5.24) | 10.13 (±0.33) |
| FB-H | 174 a (±10.68) | 217 (±1.10) | 27.1 (±2.23) | 109 (±6.73) | 9.43 (±1.17) |
| Significancea | *** | ns | ns | ns | ns |
a
Significance of F: ns, not significant for P ≤ 0.05;
***
, significant for P ≤ 0.001. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at P = 0.05. Number of observations (replications) = 3.