Table 2.
Age (d) | Treatment | Cotyledons |
Cladode |
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Area (cm2) | Fresh weight (g) | Area (cm2) | Fresh weight (g) | Height (cm) | ||
23 | Well-watered | 3.3±0.4 | 0.62±0.07 | 3.5±0.6 | 1.30±0.22 | 3.4±0.3 |
35 | Well-watered | 3.9±0.3 | 0.77±0.08 | 8.4±1.0 | 3.34±0.41 | 5.9±0.6* |
35 | 24 d well-watered; last 11 d not watered | 3.8±1.3 | 0.77±0.09 | 7.7±1.3 | 2.91±0.52 | 5.3±0.6 |
Values are means ±SD of 10 replicates except for the value indicated by an asterisk, for which n=8.