Influence of the biostimulants on leaf dry weight, dry/fresh weight, leaf area, SLW (specific leaf weight, leaf dry weight/leaf area) of Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’ trees in 1999 and 2000. Sampling date: 135 days after budbreak.
| Treatment | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (g) | Dry/fresh weight ratio | SLW (mg/cm2) | Leaf area (cm2) | Dry weight (g) | Dry/fresh weight ratio | SLW (mg/cm2) | Leaf area (cm2) | |
| Mycobacter | 138 | 0.464 | 6.69 | 20.62 ab* | 203 a | 0.456 | 5.30 | 38.31 a |
| Root Grow | 130 | 0.478 | 6.04 | 21.51 a | 201 a | 0.455 | 5.03 | 39.96 a |
| Control | 130 | 0.496 | 7.14 | 18.22 b | 157 b | 0.461 | 4.89 | 32.09 b |
| p-value | 0.860 | 0.481 | 0.228 | 0.015 | 0.042 | 0.784 | 0.58 | 0.000 |
↵* Means with different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.