Table 1.
PEG Concentrations | Water Potential (Ψw, MPa) |
Osmotic Potential (Ψs, MPa) |
Turgor Pressure (Ψt, MPa) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | −0.20 ± 0.01 a | −0.64 ± 0.02 a | 0.44 ± 0.02 a |
10% | −0.52 ± 0.02 b | −0.90 ± 0.04 b | 0.38 ± 0.02 a |
20% | −0.67 ± 0.02 c | −0.98 ± 0.03 c | 0.31 ± 0.02 b |
30% | −1.17 ± 0.05 d | −1.36 ± 0.04 d | 0.19 ± 0.01 c |
Data are means (±SDs), n = 6. Different letters indicate significant differences determined by Tukey’s HSD test (p < 0.05).