Effects of Silicon on Photosynthetic Characteristics of Maize (Zea mays L.) on Alluvial Soil

Table 4

Effects of Si application on transpiration rate (𝐸) in leaves of maize.

Growth stages	Transpiration rate (𝐸) (mmol·m^−2·s^−1)
	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5
Big trumpet stage	7.73±0.06^a	7.65±0.09^a	7.16±0.03^b	6.93±0.05^c	6.85±0.08^c
Silking stage	12.81±0.12^a	12.95±0.15^a	11.83±0.13^b	9.86±0.07^c	9.91±0.06^c
Grain filling stage	7.66±0.10^a	7.47±0.07^a	6.81±0.09^b	5.95±0.08^c	5.25±0.06^d
Milk stage	3.30±0.05^a	3.35±0.06^a	3.02±0.04^b	2.97±0.03^b	2.95±0.05^c

Means (±SD) labeled with different letters within each column are significantly different (𝑃<0.05) by Duncan’s test; 𝑛=10.