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. 2018 Mar 26;13(3):e0194691. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194691

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)
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.