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Table 1 Analysis of variance between control and treatments for leaf B and Si accumulation, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA), proline, glycine-betaine, dry weight and B use efficiency in the shoots of B-deficient cotton plants

From: Addition of silicon to boron foliar spray in cotton plants modulates the antioxidative system attenuating boron deficiency and toxicity

 

Accumulation

Boron

Silicon

------------------- mg per plant -------------------

F-test

257.1**

48.3**

Control

754.1

6.9

Factorial

376.2

14.1

CV (%)

9.47

12.6

H2O2

MDA

Proline

Glycine-betaine

μmol g− 1

g g− 1

μmol g−1

μg g−1

F-test

173.20**

198.87**

120.02**

12.59**

Control

328.36

2.03

23.33

4.54

Factorial

484.96

3.44

61.66

5.89

CV (%)

4.17

4.98

9.93

10.91

Dry weight

Boron use efficiency

g

mg g−1

F-test

78.82**

38.68**

Control

6.50

0.04

Factorial

4.78

0.10

CV (%)

6.46

10.4

  1. **significant at 1% probability according to the F-test
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BMC Plant Biology

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