Table 2 Root length, shoot length, and germination rate of wheat seedlings after Si treatment

Koso

Control*

7.37^a**

6.48^a

82.5^a

PEG

7.37^a

3.26^b

81.3^a

6.5 mM

6.75^ab

3.27^b

89.4^b

8.7 mM

5.83^b

3.15^b

87.5^b

13.1 mM

6.00^b

3.18^b

81.3^a

26.1 mM

4.30^c

2.03^c

68.1^c

Jokyung

Control

9.60^ab

9.17^a

93.8^a

PEG

12.29^c

6.98^cd

88.8^ab

6.5 mM

11.69^c

7.42^c

86.9^b

8.7 mM

10.44^b

6.52^de

91.3^ab

13.1 mM

8.68^a

5.99^e

89.4^ab

26.1 mM

10.17^b

8.30^b

91.3^ab