(experiment 2) The influence of sucrose on growth of containerized holly (Ilex aquifolium L.) placed outdoors at week 8 after application of salt (NaCl).
Treatment | Leaf area (cm2) | Root DW (g) | Shoot DW (g) | Leaf DW (g) | Total DW (g) |
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30 g NaCl | 104 ab | 1.51 a | 2.66 ab | 2.21 b | 6.38 ab |
60 g NaCl | 87 a | 1.62 ab | 2.55 a | 1.54 a | 5.71 a |
Sucrose 25 g + 30 g NaCl | 150 c | 3.08 c | 2.58 a | 2.84 c | 8.50 c |
Sucrose 25 g + 60 g NaCl | 153 d | 2.64 c | 3.00 b | 3.32 c | 8.96 c |
Sucrose 50 g + 30 g NaCl | 125 bc | 2.70 c | 2.79 ab | 3.20 c | 8.69 c |
Sucrose 50 g + 60 g NaCl | 119 abc | 2.38 bc | 2.67 ab | 2.15 ab | 7.20 b |
LSD | 33.7 | 0.781 | 0.365 | 0.625 | 1.165 |
All values mean of six trees. Means followed by different letters demonstrate a significant difference at P < 0.05 according to Fisher protected LSD test. LSD = least significant difference.