Influence of Selenium on Growth, Physiology, and Antioxidant Responses in Maize Varies in a Dose-Dependent Manner

Table 2

Effect of different selenium levels on plant growth parameter of maize.

Se treatments (mg kg^−1)	Shoot fresh weight (g)	Shoot dry weight (g)	Root fresh weight (g)	Root dry weight (g)	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)
0	65.33 ± 2.19^bc	13.50 ± 0.06^c	11.67 ± 1.00^cd	3.21 ± 0.12^cd	93.33 ± 1.45^d	21.00 ± 0.58^c
2.5	79.00 ± 1.53^a	16.95 ± 0.03^a	24.00 ± 0.53^a	5.10 ± 0.13^a	113.67 ± 1.86^a	27.33 ± 1.20^a
5.0	69.67 ± 2.03^b	14.48 ± 0.27^b	17.00 ± 1.00^b	4.11 ± 0.17^b	103.33 ± 0.88^b	23.50 ± 0.76^b
10.0	64.33 ± 0.88^c	12.69 ± 0.33^d	14.00 ± 0.73^bc	3.66 ± 0.15^bc	98.67 ± 0.88^c	21.00 ± 0.58^c
20.0	52.33 ± 0.88^d	10.43 ± 0.15^e	9.67 ± 1.20^d	2.45 ± 0.13^d	69.00 ± 1.15^e	18.00 ± 0.58^d

Each value is an average of three replications ± SE. Various letters (a–d) showed that the significant difference between treatments was determined by the LSD test ().