Growth and yield performances of rice (Oryza sativa var. nerica) after exposure to biosynthesized nanoparticles

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 7 Comparison of the yield performance of rice plants exposed to nanoparticles and sown in ferruginous and non-ferruginous soils

Treatments	Wt. of grain/plant (g)		p value	Change in Wt. of grain/plant (%)
Treatments	N	F	p value	N	F
AZ5%	0	0.92	< 0.001	− 100	− 8
CA5%	0.674	0.66	0.887	− 32.6	− 34
ZO5%	0.828	2.41	< 0.001	− 17.2	+ 141
VA5%	2.281	0.95	< 0.001	+ 128.1	− 5
MO5%	0.633	0.29	0.125	− 36.7	− 71
AZ15%	1.418	4.66	< 0.001	+ 41.8	+ 366
CA15%	1.08	1.53	0.748	+ 8	+ 53
ZO15%	0.533	0.24	0.426	− 46.7	− 76
VA15%	1.454	0.59	< 0.001	+ 45.4	− 41
MO15%	0.978	1.21	0.662	− 2.2	+ 21
AZ30%	1.707	1.892	0.831	+ 70.7	+ 89
CA30%	1.715	0.97	0.003	+ 71.5	− 3
ZO30%	0.435	1.04	< 0.001	− 56.5	+ 4
VA30%	0.504	1.02	< 0.001	− 49.6	+ 2
MO30%	1.556	1.1	0.173	+ 55.6	+ 10
Control	0.672	1.62	< 0.001	Nil	Nil

N Plants sown in non-ferruginous soils (N rice plants were harvested after 12 weeks), F Plants sown in ferruginous soils (F-rice plants were harvested at 17 weeks after sowing)