ZnCl2 conc, mM | Fresh wt, mg | Dry wt, mg | Root No | Root length, cm | Shoot length, cm | Root wt, mg | Shoot wt, mg |
0.0 | 612 ± 9 (100) | 271 ± 11 (100) | 5 ± 0.2 (100) | 5.7 ± 0.3 (100) | 2.9 ± 0.4 (100) | 114 ± 10 (100) | 122 ± 10 (100) |
0.001 | 612 ± 10 (100) | 263 ± 10 (97) | 5 ± 0.2 (100) | 4.8 ± 0.5 (84) | 2.9 ± 0.4 (100) | 109 ± 13 (96) | 108 ± 6 (89) |
0.01 | 612 ± 15 (100) | 259 ± 8 (96) | 5 ± 0.4 (100) | 4.7 ± 0.4 (82) | 2.3 ± 0.1 (79) | 101 ± 13 (89) | 106 ± 2 (87) |
0.1 | 604 ± 19 (99) | 254 ± 19 (94) | 3 ± 0.2** (60) | 3.3 ± 0.1** (58) | 2.3 ± 0.2 (79) | 82 ± 9 (72) | 95 ± 8 (78) |
1 | 544 ± 21* (89) | 251 ± 9 (93) | 3 ± 0.2** (60) | 3.0 ± 0.3** (53) | 2.1 ± 0.1 (72) | 56 ± 5** (49) | 82 ± 6* (67) |
2 | 535 ± 29 (87) | 247 ± 12 (91) | 3 ± 0.1** (60) | 2.8 ± 0.1** (49) | 1.6 ± 0.1* (55) | 46 ± 4** (40) | 77 ± 7* (63) |
5 | 528 ± 12** (86) | 241 ± 15 (89) | 2 ± 0.2*** (40) | 2.3 ± 0.2***(40) | 1.5 ± 0.1* (52) | 39 ± 3** (34) | 62 ± 8** (51) |
R2 value | 0.681 | 0.659 | 0.597 | 0.542 | 0.659 | 0.659 | 0.744 |