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Table 1 Calibrachoa cultivars leaf number (leaf/plant), leaf area (cm2/plant), plant dry weight (g/plant) and plant height (cm) at the end of the experiment following SWE Foliar (Fol) and Drench (Dre) treatments with 5 or 7 mL/plant. Values are expressed as mean of triplicate determinations ± sd

From: Enhancement of Calibrachoa growth, secondary metabolites and bioactivity using seaweed extracts

  

Leaf number (leaf/plant)

Leaf area (cm2/plant)

Plant dry weight (g/plant)

Plant height (cm)

CHSD

CONTROL

34.6 ± 0.9ba

173 ± 2.1b

4.11 ± 0.1 b

21.5 ± 0.1 b

(5 ml) Fol

35.1 ± 0.5b

178.6 ± 3.1b

4.18 ± 0.3 b

21.8 ± 0.1 a

(7 ml)Fol

37.3 ± 0.3a

184.3 ± 4.2ab

4.23 ± 0.1 ab

21.9 ± 0.3a

(5 ml)Dre

36.7 ± 0.7a

183.1 ± 3.5ab

4.31 ± 0.1 ab

22.4 ± 0.5 a

(7 ml)Dre

37.9 ± 0.4a

193.5 ± 3.7a

4.42 ± 0.3 a

22.7 ± 0.3 a

CHSF

CONTROL

32.7 ± 0.5c

161 ± 1.7c

3.81 ± 0.2 b

19.7 ± 0.4 b

(5 ml) Fol

33.3 ± 0.1bc

169 ± 3.2b

3.98 ± 0.1 b

20.3 ± 0.3 b

(7 ml)Fol

34.9 ± 0.6bc

171.1 ± 2.5b

4.19 ± 0.1 ab

20.7 ± 0.2 b

(5 ml)Dre

35.1 ± 0.2b

179 ± 1.7a

4.23 ± 0.2 a

21.1 ± 0.4 ab

(7 ml)Dre

37.1 ± 0.3a

181.7 ± 3.3a

4.31 ± 0.1 a

21.9 ± 0.5 a

  1. Notes: CHSD C. h. ʻ Superbells® Dreamsicleʼ, CHSF C. h. ʻSuperbells® Frost Fireʼ, Dre Drench treatment, Fol Foliar treatment
  2. aMeans followed by different letters within a column indicate significant differences between treatments based on LSD test (P ≤ 0.05)