Chromium (VI) Uptake and Tolerance Potential in Cotton Cultivars: Effect on Their Root Physiology, Ultramorphology, and Oxidative Metabolism

Table 3

Cr concentration levels in roots and leaves and its translocation from roots to shoot in experimental cotton cultivars.

Variety	Cr levels (μM)	Cr uptake (mg/gDW)		Translocation factor; (TF)
		Leaf	Root
J208	0	0.03 ± 0.01^d	0.06 ± 0.03^d	0.65 ± 0.40^a
	10	0.64 ± 0.08^c	23.07 ± 2.92^c	0.03 ± 0.00^b
	50	0.92 ± 0.03^b	38.95 ± 4.45^b	0.02 ± 0.00^b
	100	1.08 ± 0.13^a	59.60 ± 0.00^a	0.02 ± 0.00^b
Z905	0	0.05 ± 0.02^d	1.56 ± 0.61^d	0.03 ± 0.01^a
	10	0.41 ± 0.07^c	646.60 ± 29.29^c	0.001 ± 0.00^b
	50	1.48 ± 0.32^b	1129.2 ± 105.98^b	0.001 ± 0.00^b
	100	1.97 ± 0.11^a	1318.6 ± 150.98^a	0.002 ± 0.00^b
ZD14	0	0.04 ± 0.02^d	0.09 ± 0.03^d	0.37 ± 0.20^a
	10	0.39 ± 0.05^c	39.56 ± 4.06^c	0.01 ± 0.00^b
	50	0.52 ± 0.06^b	55.07 ± 10.98^b	0.01 ± 0.00^b
	100	0.96 ± 0.00^a	111.44 ± 7.72^a	0.01 ± 0.00^b

Values are the means ± SD of three replications. Variants possessing the same letter are not statistically significant at 𝑃<0.05.