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Table 2 Summary of total arsenic and ratio of As (III) in rice tissues grown in different treatments (mean ± SE, n = 3)

From: Zinc oxide nanoparticles alleviate the arsenic toxicity and decrease the accumulation of arsenic in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Treatment

Rice compartment

Total As (mg/kg dry weight)

The ratio of As (III)(%)

As

Shoot

19.67

99.58 ± 1.15 A

As+nZnO10

Shoot

16.85

95.50 ± 2.03 B

As+nZnO20

Shoot

14.44

95.90 ± 2.35 B

As+nZnO50

Shoot

13.17

95.32 ± 3.01 B

As+nZnO100

Shoot

11.66

95.01 ± 2.85 B

As

Root

989.38

99.01 ± 6.03 a

As+nZnO10

Root

1084.75

98.06 ± 7.84 a

As+nZnO20

Root

1077.04

99.30 ± 10.10 a

As+nZnO50

Root

736.08

98.68 ± 5.32 a

As+nZnO100

Root

677.22

99.32 ± 8.32 a