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Table 3 Nutrient contents in young Eucalyptus urophylla plants sprayed with EBR and exposed to Ni toxicity

From: 24-Epibrassinolide mitigates nickel toxicity in young Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake plants: nutritional, physiological, biochemical, anatomical and morphological responses

Ni

EBR

P (mg g DM−1)

Ca (mg g DM−1)

S (mg g DM−1)

B (μg g DM−1)

Mn (μg g DM−1)

Mo (μg g DM−1)

Contents in root

−

−

8.36b

 

9.41b

 

3.79b

 

75.59a

 

40.00b

 

35.62a

 

−

+

9.39a

12%

11.85a

26%

4.32a

14%

78.11a

3%

44.87a

12%

36.74a

3%

+

−

4.39d

 

6.69d

 

3.02c

 

55.88c

 

33.65d

 

20.52c

 

+

+

5.24c

19%

7.45c

11%

3.28c

9%

64.82b

16%

36.23c

8%

24.57b

20%

Contents in stem

−

−

3.25a

 

6.25a

 

1.62a

 

74.71a

 

25.86a

 

1.28a

 

−

+

3.50a

8%

6.40a

2%

1.66a

2%

79.38a

6%

27.73a

7%

1.32a

3%

+

−

3.25a

 

5.74ª

 

1.38b

 

66.03b

 

10.93c

 

0.48b

 

+

+

3.26a

0%

5.81a

1%

1.43b

4%

67.88b

3%

13.94b

28%

0.50b

4%

Contents in leaf

−

−

3.76a

 

8.35a

 

3.15a

 

91.44a

 

56.51b

 

4.09a

 

−

+

3.81a

1%

8.38a

0%

3.32a

5%

98.06a

7%

58.59a

4%

4.21a

3%

+

−

3.10c

 

7.21c

 

2.74b

 

77.32b

 

50.25c

 

2.88c

 

+

+

3.41b

10%

7.74b

7%

2.84b

4%

92.89a

20%

52.25c

4%

3.75b

30%

  1. P = Phosphorus; Ca = Calcium; S = Sulphur; B = Boron; Mn = Manganese; Mo = Molybdenum. Comparison with similar treatment without EBR. Columns with different letters indicate significant differences from the Scott-Knott test (P < 0.05). Values described corresponding to means from five repetitions and standard deviations