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. 2022 Oct 31;11(11):2156. doi: 10.3390/antiox11112156

Table 5.

Results of nutrient analysis of Cd stress, showing a decrease in the values of Fe, Mg, and Cu, as compared to control and treated plants. Values of Ca, Z, k, Cd, and Na were increased compared to controls but decreased in comparison to the treated plants.

T Cu Ca Zn K Mg Cd Fe Na
C 11.310 A ± 0.02 1.53 A ± 0.02 0.310 A ± 0.02 1 AB ± 0.02 5.350 A ± 0.02 1 A ± 0.02 4.621 A ± 0.02 1 A ± 0.02
Cd Stress 8.9 B ± 0.02 3.1 B ± 0.02 5.7 C ± 0.02 2.4 BC ± 0.01 2.1 B ± 0.05 5.66 B ± 0.05 1.2 B ± 0.05 2.6 B ± 0.05
TiO2 NPs + Cd 22.5 AB ± 0.02 9.1 AB ± 0.06 14.6 AB ± 0.06 7.1 AB ± 0.04 15.0 AB ± 0.03 5.2 AB ± 0.03 75.0 AB ± 0.03 1.5 AB ± 0.08
PG + Cd 23.2 AB ± 0.02 11.2 AB ± 0.09 13.2 AB ± 0.04 6.49 AB ± 0.01 15 AB ± 0.02 5.4 AB ± 0.02 72 AB ± 0.02 1.6 AB ± 0.05
TiO2 NPs + PG + Cd 31.4 AB ± 0.09 18.2 AB ± 0.05 29 AB ± 0.05 7.36 AB ± 0.03 14 AB ± 0.02 3.2 AB ± 0.02 71 AB ± 0.04 2.5 AB ± 0.04
ZnO NPs + PG + Cd 32 AB ± 0.12 12 AB ± 0.11 30 AB ± 0.14 6.22 AB ± 0.05 24.3 AB ± 0.11 3.9 AB ± 0.08 62.3 AB ± 0.44 2.2 AB ± 0.11

Data represent mean values ± standard error (SE) of three replicates. Each mean value followed by a specific letter represents a significant difference at p < 0.05, generated through Statistix 8.1.