Table 1. Effects of p-coumaric acid on cucumber seedling growth.

Concentration (µmol/g soil)	Leaf area (cm2/plant)	Plant height (mm)	Dry weight (mg/plant DW)
0	209±6 a	75±1 a	638±13 a
0.1	179±11 ab	70±3 ab	593±53 ab
0.25	164±9 b	67±3 ab	554±21 ab
0.5	160±7 b	64±4 ab	537±9 ab
1.0	145±8 b	63±3 b	498±9 b
ANOVA
F4,12	8.48	3.69	4.01
P-value	0.003	0.043	0.034

Values (mean ± standard error) in the same column followed by different letters are significantly different (P<0.05, Tukey’s HSD test).