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Table 2 Summary of total arsenic and ratio of As (III) in rice tissues grown in different treatments (mean ± SE,n = 3)

From:Zinc oxide nanoparticles alleviate the arsenic toxicity and decrease the accumulation of arsenic in rice (Oryza sativaL.)

Treatment Rice compartment Total As (mg/kg dry weight) The ratio of As (III)(%)
As Shoot 19.67 99.58 ± 1.15 A
As+nZnO10 Shoot 16.85 95.50 ± 2.03 B
As+nZnO20 Shoot 14.44 95.90 ± 2.35 B
As+nZnO50 Shoot 13.17 95.32 ± 3.01 B
As+nZnO100 Shoot 11.66 95.01 ± 2.85 B
As Root 989.38 99.01 ± 6.03 a
As+nZnO10 Root 1084.75 98.06 ± 7.84 a
As+nZnO20 Root 1077.04 99.30 ± 10.10 a
As+nZnO50 Root 736.08 98.68 ± 5.32 a
As+nZnO100 Root 677.22 99.32±8.32 a