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Table 1 Quantitative analyses of plant height and the width and length of the longest leaf, and FWs of the shoots and roots in QXN233 after 20 days under 0 mM Pi or 3 mM Pi treatment by a quartz sand assay

From: Key factors identified by proteomic analysis in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings’ response to long-term exposure to different phosphate levels

QXN233

Plant height (cm)

Width of the longest leaf (cm)

Length of the longest leaf (cm)

FW of shoots (g)

FW of roots (g)

0 mM Pi

17* ± 4.0

2 ± 0.3

23* ± 3.0

2.813* ± 0.1

2.279* ± 0.4

Control

33 ± 6.0

3 ± 0.1

33 ± 4.0

7.688 ± 0.5

5.441 ± 0.3

3 mM Pi

40.5 ± 4.9

4 ± 0.2

46.75* ± 4.6

13.673* ± 1

8.574* ± 0.6

  1. Values represent means ± SEM of three replicates. Asterisks indicate a significant difference between the Pi-treated and control group (t-test, P < 0.05)