Silicon Mitigates Salinity Stress by Regulating the Physiology, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities, and Protein Expression in Capsicum annuum ‘Bugwang’

Table 1

Growth parameters of Capsicum annuum affected by salinity stress and Si supplementation.

Si; (mM)	NaCl; (mM)	Shoot length; (cm)	Shoot diameter; (mm)	Root length (cm)	Number of roots	Fresh wt. (g)	Dry wt. (g)	Si content (mg⋅g^−1 DW)
0	0	8.82 ± 0.18c	1.58 ± 0.12c	7.04 ± 0.02c	22.40 ± 0.04e	1.22 ± 0.11b	0.15 ± 0.10a	0.47 ± 0.18c
	50	6.80 ± 0.10d	1.12 ± 0.16d	13.56 ± 0.15a	23.20 ± 0.21e	0.91 ± 0.04c	0.09 ± 0.08bc	0.48 ± 0.07c
1.8	0	11.70 ± 0.15b	2.07 ± 0.05a	13.40 ± 0.02a	40.40 ± 0.10c	2.15 ± 0.10a	0.18 ± 0.11a	1.24 ± 0.6b
	50	13.40 ± 0.08a	1.81 ± 0.07b	9.50 ± 0.03b	43.20 ± 0.03b	2.11 ± 0.12a	0.13 ± 0.05b	1.61 ± 0.31a

Different letters in one measurement indicate statically significant difference at by Duncan multiple range test.
Data are represented as mean ± SE from three replicates.