Table 6.
Characteristics of rice leaves in terms of number of silica bodies and distances between silica bodies from different Si method applications at 55 and 75 DAT in rice plants.
| Treatment | Number of silica bodies per field of view (FOV) | Distance between adjacent silica bodies (μm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAT | ||||
| 55 | 75 | 55 | 75 | |
| Control | 211b | 211b | 4.49b | 5.22b |
| Topdressing | 248a | 262a | 5.40a | 6.37a |
| Foliar spray | 211b | 216b | 4.36b | 6.32a |
| LSD (P=0.05) | 12.93 | 11.96 | 1.12 | 1.77 |
| CV | 7.89 | 2.90 | 6,40 | 1.97 |
Mean values followed by the same letters within a column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 by the LSD test. DAT: days after transplanting; CV: coefficient of variation. Number of silica bodies (FOV) was counted at magnification 1000x.