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. 2011 Jun 1;17(3):297–303. doi: 10.1007/s12298-011-0068-4

Table 1.

Pigments content (mg g−1 fresh weight) and, temperature response of photosynthesis (PN), dark respiration (RD), transpiration (E), stomatal conductance (gs), mesophyll efficiency (Ci/gs ratio) and water use efficiency (WUE) in different drug and fiber type varieties of Cannabis sativa L.

Cannabis varieties
T (°C) Drug type Fiber type
HP Mexican MX W1 Felinq 34 Kompolty Zolo 11 Zolo 15 LSD P < 0.05
Pigments content
 Chl a 2.44 ± 0.22 1.82 ± 0.42 1.44 ± 0.20 1.23 ± 0.19 1.49 ± 0.15 1.22 ± 0.23 1.63 ± 0.13 0.72
 Chl b 0.71 ± 0.07 0.53 ± 0.05 0.49 ± 0.06 0.48 ± 0.05 0.52 ± 0.03 0.49 ± 0.06 0.51 ± 0.07 0.48
 Chl a/b ratio 3.28 ± 0.92 3.32 ± 0.89 2.78 ± 0.63 2.61 ± 0.52 2.81 ± 0.32 2.44 ± 0.44 3.14 ± 0.31 0.12
 Total Chl 3.16 ± 0.63 2.38 ± 0.62 1.90 ± 0.54 1.76 ± 0.32 2.08 ± 0.45 1.70 ± 0.38 2.18 ± 0.37 1.54
 Carotenoid (Car) 0.40 ± 0.06 0.36 ± 0.03 0.22 ± 0.02 0.17 ± 0.03 0.13 ± 0.04 0.28 ± 0.05 0.19 ± 0.02 0.17
Total Chl/Car 6.66 ± 0.97 6.42 ± 0.48 8.48 ± 0.62 9.78 ± 0.62 15.27 ± 1.03 5.78 ± 0.62 10.78 ± 1.24 4.32
 
PN 20 15.24 ± 2.42 14.30 ± 2.34 13.76 ± 2.51 14.89 ± 1.32 15.54 ± 2.11 12.38 ± 3.21 17.45 ± 2.13 1.65
25 19.32 ± 1.98 21.62 ± 2.44 22.22 ± 2.32 22.76 ± 1.48 20.23 ± 1.23 23.46 ± 1.24 21.76 ± 2.42 0.76
30 26.34 ± 2.73 20.16 ± 3.12 22.32 ± 1.24 21.23 ± 2.12 19.31 ± 1.62 24.83 ± 2.22 23.93 ± 2.41 1.11
35 26.42 ± 1.27 18.30 ± 2.38 18.92 ± 1.42 19.82 ± 2.23 17.45 ± 1.41 22.35 ± 2.31 18.78 ± 1.88 2.04
40 22.12 ± 2.18 18.22 ± 2.14 16.32 ± 1.44 17.54 ± 2.11 16.94 ± 1.22 20.12 ± 2.16 14.76 ± 1.67 1.58
LSD, P < 0.05 3.76 3.29 4.12 2.15 3.12 4.78 3.44
 
RD 20 1.81 ± 0.24 1.37 ± 0.16 1.12 ± 0.42 1.32 ± 0.19 1.45 ± 0.29 1.00 ± 0.22 1.21 ± 0.32 0.32
25 2.42 ± 0.14 2.65 ± 0.32 2.14 ± 0.32 2.56 ± 0.32 2.76 ± 0.33 1.98 ± 0.43 2.12 ± 0.37 0.14
30 2.80 ± 0.22 2.78 ± 0.41 2.76 ± 0.33 2.58 ± 0.44 2.77 ± 0.25 2.62 ± 0.33 2.48 ± 0.32 0.18
35 2.79 ± 0.37 2.72 ± 0.44 2.77 ± 0.39 2.94 ± 0.39 2.97 ± 0.38 2.61 ± 0.21 2.41 ± 0.44 0.20
40 2.72 ± 0.19 2.71 ± 0.31 2.75 ± 0.28 2.99 ± 0.27 2.78 ± 026 2.58 ± 0.37 2.39 ± 0.29 0.41
LSD, P < 0.05 0.25 0.13 0.41 0.21 0.19 0.22 0.15
 
gs 20 35.01 ± 2.34 63.81 ± 6.38 41.26 ± 3.45 61.75 ± 5.23 53.15 ± 3.78 33.86 ± 4.29 34.56 ± 5.23 4.92
25 43.97 ± 3.76 86.15 ± 7.22 53.15 ± 5.82 84.94 ± 6.92 57.78 ± 4.92 40.69 ± 4.01 39.81 ± 4.92 7.16
30 64.93 ± 4.22 56.49 ± 7.17 53.08 ± 4.42 56.60 ± 6.66 50.91 ± 5.57 53.69 ± 4.99 49.30 ± 4.12 8.12
35 69.92 ± 5.89 51.24 ± 3.93 50.19 ± 6.37 47.79 ± 6.38 42.33 ± 4.44 51.18 ± 3.92 47.72 ± 3.97 6.54
40 59.00 ± 8.23 42.53 ± 4.75 35.45 ± 3.15 40.37 ± 4.23 40.89 ± 4.12 48.31 ± 5.01 43.59 ± 4.11 4.98
LSD, P < 0.05 5.65 4.28 5.55 5.76 4.11 4.98 5.17
 
TR 20 2.65 ± 0.22 3.73 ± 0.32 3.27 ± 0.30 3.24 ± 0.42 2.85 ± 0.22 4.14 ± 0.38 3.98 ± 0.40 0.80
25 2.74 ± 0.31 4.12 ± 0.38 3.76 ± 0.40 4.65 ± 0.51 3.20 ± 0.31 4.96 ± 0.42 4.75 ± 0.33 1.54
30 3.71 ± 0.33 4.35 ± 0.41 4.12 ± 0.43 5.12 ± 0.49 3.98 ± 0.29 5.62 ± 0.49 4.80 ± 0.34 1.32
35 4.15 ± 0.41 4.76 ± 0.28 4.37 ± 0.37 5.38 ± 0.38 4.64 ± 0.37 5.67 ± 0.46 4.89 ± 0.41 0.98
40 4.25 ± 0.39 4.85 ± 0.42 4.54 ± 0.44 5.88 ± 0.47 4.65 ± 0.39 5.78 ± 0.52 4.98 ± 0.38 0.87
LSD, P < 0.05 1.08 0.75 0.66 0.78 0.68 0.72 0.65
 
Ci 20 300 ± 22.42 298 ± 19.23 288 ± 20.21 268 ± 18.76 278 ± 12.99 258 ± 15.29 262 ± 18.37 18.12
25 270 ± 22.23 280 ± 18.77 278 ± 21.82 265 ± 18.69 276 ± 21.23 249 ± 18.12 258 ± 20.55 12.47
30 261 ± 25.76 270 ± 19.29 276 ± 22.13 240 ± 19.78 253 ± 14.76 240 ± 13.87 245 ± 19.23 14.78
35 258 ± 19.98 268 ± 22.13 265 ± 21.22 238 ± 15.12 240 ± 15.23 239 ± 13.23 239 ± 21.76 9.88
40 249 ± 21.37 245 ± 21.28 240 ± 22.32 220 ± 14.23 238 ± 19.22 228 ± 20.12 228 ± 22.19 12.94
LSD, P < 0.05 1.24 0.56 1.02 0.74 0.69 0.77 0.59
 
Ci/gs 20 8.57 ± 0.44 4.67 ± 0.66 6.98 ± 0.32 4.34 ± 0.38 5.23 ± 0.41 7.62 ± 0.34 7.58 ± 0.24 1.52
25 6.14 ± 0.34 3.25 ± 0.42 5.23 ± 0.38 3.12 ± 0.34 4.78 ± 0.32 6.12 ± 0.37 6.48 ± 0.32 2.11
30 4.02 ± 0.43 4.78 ± 0.32 5.20 ± 0.42 4.24 ± 0.45 4.97 ± 0.38 4.47 ± 0.34 4.97 ± 0.37 1.30
35 3.69 ± 0.41 5.23 ± 0.27 5.28 ± 0.27 4.98 ± 0.43 5.67 ± 0.42 4.65 ± 0.29 5.01 ± 0.34 1.22
40 4.22 ± 0.22 5.76 ± 0.43 6.77 ± 0.35 5.45 ± 0.37 5.82 ± 0.33 4.72 ± 0.41 5.23 ± 0.39 1.74
LSD, P < 0.05 2.01 1.15 1.04 0.96 0.55 0.47 0.63
 
WUE 20 5.56 ± 0.46 3.83 ± 0.29 4.20 ± 0.36 4.59 ± 0.46 5.45 ± 0.43 2.99 ± 0.22 4.38 ± 0.27 0.76
25 7.05 ± 0.65 5.24 ± 0.48 5.91 ± 0.45 4.88 ± 0.29 6.32 ± 0.52 4.72 ± 0.34 4.58 ± 0.44 0.54
30 7.10 ± 0.59 4.74 ± 0.37 5.41 ± 0.48 4.14 ± 0.28 4.84 ± 0.49 4.41 ± 0.39 4.98 ± 0.32 1.34
35 5.75 ± 0.43 3.84 ± 0.29 4.34 ± 0.39 3.68 ± 0.41 4.31 ± 0.40 3.94 ± 0.33 3.84 ± 0.36 1.22
40 4.19 ± 0.44 3.75 ± 0.40 3.59 ± 0.42 2.98 ± 0.30 3.90 ± 0.46 3.48 ± 0.28 2.96 ± 0.21 0.74
LSD, P < 0.05 1.24 0.56 1.02 0.74 0.69 0.77 0.59