Table 3 Effect of ZnO or nano ZnO (0, 20, 40, and 60 mg/l) on growth criteria of flax plant under sandy soil (data are means of two seasons)
Growth criteria | Treatments (mg/l) | Shoot length (cm) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Root length (cm) | Root fresh weight (g) | Root dry weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ZnO | Control | 57.67 | 5.31 | 0.39 | 11.00 | 0.30 | 0.05 |
20 | 60.33 | 4.36 | 0.48 | 12.17 | 0.84 | 0.08 | |
40 | 65.00 | 3.6 | 0.28 | 13.17 | 1.20 | 0.17 | |
60 | 65.50 | 2.68 | 0.2 | 14.83 | 1.28 | 0.13 | |
Nano ZnO | Control | 54.67 | 3.34 | 0.21 | 11.00 | 0.47 | 0.03 |
20 | 58.33 | 5.99 | 0.87 | 11.67 | 0.69 | 0.09 | |
40 | 70.17 | 2.61 | 0.24 | 12.83 | 1.72 | 0.25 | |
60 | 64.33 | 2.1 | 0.56 | 10.5 | 0.82 | 0.12 | |
LSD at 0.05 | 3.03 | 0.94 | 0.22 | 1.31 | 0.26 | 0.05 | |