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Table 4 Ionic ratios 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

Ni2+

EBR

Root

Stem

Leaf

Ca2+/Ni2+ ratio

−

−

5.65b

 

36.86b

 

172.48b

 

−

+

7.23a

28%

40.01a

9%

198.39a

15%

+

−

0.02c

 

0.14d

 

0.13d

 

+

+

0.03c

50%

19c

36%

0.18c

38%

Mn2+/Ni2+ ratio

−

−

24.01b

 

152.84b

 

1166.96b

 

−

+

27.40a

14%

173.36a

13%

1387.43a

19%

+

−

0.07d

 

0.33d

 

0.98d

 

+

+

0.10c

43%

0.46c

39%

1.13c

15%

  1. Ca2+/Ni2+ = Calcium and nickel ratio; Mn2+/Ni2+ = Manganese and nickel ratio. 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