Table 1. Macronutrient concentrations in shoots and roots of rice plants treated with Ce for 28 d.
Ce (μM) | Nutrient concentration (g kg-1 DBW) | ||||
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N | P | K | Ca | Mg | |
Shoots | |||||
0 | 22.93 ± 4.93 a | 6.88 ± 0.39 a | 27.25 ± 1.5 a | 1.75 ± 0.15 a | 4.08 ± 0.24 a |
25 | 27.68 ± 0.62 a | 6.60 ± 0.37 a | 28.24 ± 1.2 a | 1.83 ± 0.05 a | 4.03 ± 0.20 a |
50 | 27.23 ± 1.73 a | 6.08 ± 0.60 a | 25.78 ± 1.0 a | 1.65 ± 0.11 a | 3.93 ± 0.29 a |
100 | 28.88 ± 1.16 a | 5.73 ± 0.25 a | 26.38 ± 2.3 a | 1.63 ± 0.05 a | 4.05 ± 0.22 a |
Roots | |||||
0 | 11.38 ± 0.61 a | 2.29 ± 0.24 b | 22.92 ± 1.53 a | 1.18 ± 0.03 a | 1.58 ± 0.07 b |
25 | 11.11 ± 0.58 a | 2.40 ± 0.09 ab | 24.39 ± 1.00 a | 0.91 ± 0.01 bc | 1.64 ± 0.03 ab |
50 | 14.11 ± 1.22 a | 2.86± 0.16 a | 26.15 ± 2.07 a | 1.11 ± 0.13 ab | 2.14 ± 0.33 a |
100 | 14.18 ± 1.5 a | 2.53 ± 0.09 ab | 25.35 ± 0.36 a | 0.87 ± 0.02 c | 1.69 ± 0.02 ab |
Cerium was supplied into the nutrient solution as CeCl3 7H2O. Means ± SD with different letters in each column per organ indicate statistical differences among treatments (Duncan, P ≤ 0.05). DBW: Dry Biomass Weight.