Table 3.

Seedling height at 40 days after sowing (SH1), number of leaves at 40, 55, and 70 days after sowing (NL1, NL2, and NL3, respectively), stem diameter at 55 and 70 days after sowing (SD2 and SD3, respectively), shoot dry matter (SDM), root dry matter (RDM), total dry matter (TDM), ratio between seedling height and stem diameter at 40, 55, and 70 days after sowing (H:D1, H:D2, and H:D3, respectively), Dickson quality index (DQI), absolute growth rate between SH1 and SH2 (AGR12), absolute growth rate between SH2 and SH3 (AGR23), and absolute growth rate between SH1 and SH3 (AGR13) of oiti seedlings. CV = coefficient of variation.

EnvironmentSH1 (cm)NL1NL2NL3SD2 (mm)SD3 (mm)
Greenhouse 42%/50%14.1 ab1.38 a8.70 a10.51 a4.56 ab4.93 a
Aluminized screen 35%18.7 a1.60 a8.30 a9.88 a4.64 a4.93 a
Screenhouse 30%17.2 ab1.60 a8.46 a9.63 a4.61 ab5.09 a
Screenhouse 18%10.3 b0.81 a7.83 a10.99 a4.24 b4.86 a
Cultivation bench
Without reflective material15.7 a1.39 a8.27 a10.23 a4.57 a4.95 a
With reflective material14.4 a1.30 a8.38 a10.26 a4.46 a4.95 a
CV (%)35.653.911.211.36.24.4
EnvironmentSDM (g)RDM (g)TDM (g)H:D1H:D2H:D3
Greenhouse 42%/50%5.46 a2.53 a8.00 a3.36 a8.43 a9.58 a
Aluminized screen 35%4.97 a2.00 bc6.97 ab4.47 a7.02 b8.38 b
Screenhouse 30%5.55 a2.44 ab7.99 a4.19 a8.29 a8.46 b
Screenhouse 18%4.85 a1.678 c6.62 b2.77 a7.82 ab8.49 b
Cultivation bench
Without reflective material5.18 a2.18 a7.35 a3.90 a7.93 a8.75 a
With reflective material5.24 a2.19 a7.43 a3.49 a7.85 a8.71 a
CV (%)13.916.613.135.07.75.9
EnvironmentDQIAGR12 (cm day−1)AGR23 (cm day−1)AGR13 (cm day−1)
Greenhouse 42%/50%0.68 ab1.63 a0.58 a1.10 a
Aluminized screen 35%0.64 ab0.94 b0.57 a0.75 b
Screenhouse 30%0.74 a1.40 ab0.33 b0.86 ab
Screenhouse 18%0.59 b1.51 a0.55 a1.03 a
Cultivation bench
Without reflective material0.66 a1.37 a0.47 a0.92 a
With reflective material0.67 a1.38 a0.54 a0.96 a
CV (%)14.426.727.920.23
  • Equal lowercase letters in the column for each variable do not differ by Tukey test at 5% probability for cultivation environments and F-test for cultivation benches.