Identification of boron-deficiency-responsive microRNAs in Citrus sinensis roots by Illumina sequencing

BMC Plant Biology

Table 1 Effects of B-deficiency on plant growth and B concentration in roots and leaves

*B treatments*	*Root DW (g plant* ⁻¹ )	*Shoot DW (g plant* ⁻¹ )	*Whole plant DW (g plant* ⁻¹ )	*Root DW/ Shoot DW*	*B concentration (μg g* ⁻¹ *DW)*
					Roots	Leaves
Control	10.03 ± 1.05 a	29.01 ± 3.02 a	39.04 ± 3.89 a	0.35 ± 0.03 b	12.20 ± 1.15 a	32.54 ± 2.53 a
B-deficiency	9.39 ± 1.10 a	18.47 ± 1.33 b	27.86 ± 2.02 b	0.51 ± 0.06 a	8.26 ± 0.79 b	12.17 ± 0.47 b

Data are means ± SD from 4 to 7 replicates. Within a column, values followed by different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 detected by the unpaired t-test.

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