Table 1.
Mineral content in the leaves of Z. mays grown in the perlite supplemented with 1/2 MS (C), 1/2 MS + ANE (T1), 1/2 MS-P (T2), and 1/2 MS-P + ANE (T3).
| N (mg/g DW) | P (mg/g DW) | K (mg/g DW) | Ca (mg/g DW) | Mg (mg/g DW) | Na (mg/g DW) | Fe (μg/g DW) | B (μg/g DW) | Mn (μg/g DW) | Zn (μg/g DW) | Cu (μg/g DW) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 6.19 ± 0.15a | 6.19 ± 1.27a | 5.27 ± 0.23a | 0.37 ± 0.01a | 0.21 ± 0.011a | 0.52 ± 0.018a | 117.26 ± 0.14d | 27.02 ± 0.11d | 109.24 ± 0.35d | 116.94 ± 0.00a | 8.04 ± 0.02c |
| T1 | 5.35 ± 0.11ab | 5.95 ± 0.94a | 5.42 ± 0.38a | 0.30 ± 0.00a | 0.19 ± 0.006a | 0.40 ± 0.017ab | 137.37 ± 5.13c | 38.38 ± 0.13c | 117.61 ± 0.35c | 113.88 ± 6.95a | 8.30 ± 0.38c |
| T2 | 4.76 ± 0.53b | 3.76 ± 0.21b | 4.20 ± 0.24b | 0.27 ± 0.02b | 0.14 ± 0.011b | 0.29 ± 0.015bc | 236.43 ± 6.75a | 51.49 ± 0.89b | 124.88 ± 1.46b | 85.81 ± 2.43c | 9.59 ± 0.03b |
| T3 | 5.63 ± 0.26ab | 5.53 ± 0.68a | 4.82 ± 0.13ab | 0.28 ± 0.01b | 0.18 ± 0.005a | 0.34 ± 0.049c | 204.87 ± 3.18b | 55.62 ± 0.16a | 139.98 ± 0.49a | 99.04 ± 0.35b | 12.2 ± 0.11a |
The values were presented as mean ± SE, and means represented by the same letters are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.01. Each experiment was carried out in triplicate, and each experimental unit had six plants (n = 18).