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. 2018 Jul 16;18:146. doi: 10.1186/s12870-018-1359-5

Table 4.

Effect of 24-epibrassinolide and silicon individually and in combination on micronutrients (B, Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn) in shoot and root in Pisum sativum seedlings under Cd stress

Treatments (μg g-1 DW) Shoot B Shoot Cu Shoot Fe Shoot Mn Shoot Zn Root B Root Cu Root Fe Root Mn Root Zn
C 40.31±0.312b 31.35±0.582b 170±0.622b 30.21±0.695c 39.27±0.298b 28.78±0.262b 68.67±0.514b 530±3.34b 98.7±0.95c 46.15±0.426d
C+EBL 41.11±0.316b 32.27±0.286b 175±0.632b 37.25±0.75b 40.52±0.304a 30.21±0.276a 72.36±0.52a 540±5.34b 105±0.98b 48.22±0.442c
C+Si 41.52±0.322b 33.07±0.288b 175±0.632b 35.11±0.74b 41.12±0.306a 30.88±0.282a 72.91±0.524a 546±1.35b 104±0.98b 50.81±0.464b
C+EBL+Si 43.46±0.332a 35.71±0.302a 194±0.662 42.39±0.805a 43.07±0.312a 30.95±0.284a 74.25±0.534a 555±1.37a 115±1.02a 53.15±0.494a
Cd 22.17±0.232e 22.42±0.204e 124±0.438e 13.27±0.49f 24.51±0.244e 16.22±0.17e 47.11±0.424e 347±1.03e 59.15±0.79f 27.08±0.244g
Cd+EBL 26.53±0.942d 25.77±0.256d 152±0.576d 24.29±0.62e 29.55±0.656d 19.35±0.202d 55.32±0.466d 398±3.14d 78.62±2.85e 36.91±0.35f
Cd+Si 29.11±0.448d 25.91±0.26d 153±0.574d 22.77±0.595e 31.47±0.468d 20.16±0.222d 57.08±0.47d 403±3.12d 71.25±1.83e 37.61±0.354f
Cd+EBL+Si 33.42±0.278c 28.51±0.27c 165±0.596c 27.03±0.665d 35.26±0.282c 26.69±0.24c 63.92±0.484c 475±2.2c 82.44±0.88d 41.51±0.39e

Data presented are the means ± SE (n = 5). Different letters next to the number indicate significant difference at P ≤ 0.05