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Table 2 The biomass of maize Q319 in SP and LP solutions

From: Phosphate starvation of maize inhibits lateral root formation and alters gene expression in the lateral root primordium zone

Time (day)

Root DW (10-2 g/plant)

Shoot DW (10-2 g/plant)

Ratio of root-shoot

   
 

SP

LP

SP

LP

SP

LP

0

1.20 ± 0.11

1.17 ± 0.09

2.34 ± 0.12

2.29 ± 0.10

0.51 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.01

1

1.37 ± 0.065

1.39 ± 0.17

2.70 ± 0.04

2.70 ± 0.13

0.50 ± 0.02

0.51 ± 0.02

3

1.75 ± 0.21

1.80 ± 0.20

3.47 ± 0.48

3.51 ± 0.49

0.50 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.04

6

2.46 ± 0.17

2.67 ± 0.20

5.88 ± 0.47

6.03 ± 0.39

0.42 ± 0.02

0.44 ± 0.01

8

2.79 ± 0.20

3.23 ± 0.18*

8.47 ± 0.30

8.09 ± 0.36

0.33 ± 0.03

0.40 ± 0.03

10

3.04 ± 0.14

3.66 ± 0.22*

10.57 ± 0.23

9.51 ± 0.27*

0.29 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.03*

  1. Values are the means ± sd. The asterisks indicate significant differences between seedlings in SP and LP nutrient solutions at the *0.05 level using the t-test (n = 10).