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Table 3 Effect of 24-epibrassinolide and silicon individually and in combination on macronutrients (S, Mg, Ca, K and P) in shoot and root in Pisum sativum seedlings under Cd stress

From: Interactive effect of 24-epibrassinolide and silicon alleviates cadmium stress via the modulation of antioxidant defense and glyoxalase systems and macronutrient content in Pisum sativum L. seedlings

Treatments(μg g-1 DW)

Shoot S

Shoot Mg

Shoot Ca

Shoot K

Shoot P

Root S

Root Mg

Root Ca

Root K

Root P

C

95.26±0.905c

252±0.95c

115±0.45c

691±2.885c

450±3.72d

366±0.942d

776±1.26d

201±0.762c

1152±2.43d

200±0.945c

C+EBL

99.05±0.985b

262±0.976b

122±0.458b

705±2.96b

498±3.91c

385±0.987b

791±0.302b

211±0.77b

1240±2.59b

225±0.995b

C+Si

99.56±0.995b

259±0.966b

120±0.654b

702±1.95b

508±4.06b

376±0.955c

788±0.586c

200±0.752c

1215±2.51c

224±0.992b

C+EBL+Si

115±1.135a

267±0.99a

129±0.47a

725±3.085a

525±4.32a

396±1.0675a

820±1.422a

225±0.788a

1320±2.63a

231±1.037a

Cd

62.21±0.69g

105±0.422g

65±0.308g

355±1.445g

259±2.25h

189±0.5975h

459±0.73h

115±0.438g

557±1.262h

98±0.502f

Cd+EBL

76.49±0.575e

189±0.662e

89±0.376e

466±1.905e

347±3.37g

266±0.7375f

587±1.146f

182±0.59e

889±1.792f

138±0.592e

Cd+Si

73.54±0.545f

173±0.636f

83±0.35f

452±1.88f

369±3.48f

259±0.7175g

523±1.042g

174±0.542f

823±1.754g

139±0.612e

Cd+EBL+Si

88.19±0.86d

225±0.844d

102±0.412d

525±2.11d

426±3.27e

295±0.78e

631±1.216e

193±0.62d

1086±2.274e

153±0.657d

  1. Data presented are the means ± SE (n = 5). Different letters next to the number indicate significant difference at P ≤ 0.05