Table 1.
The productivity of and quality of cuttings from non-grafted and grafted chrysanthemum “Jinba”.
| Batch |
Treatment | Yield (no. of cuttings per 10 plants) | Mean length (cm) | Mean node number | Mean diameter (mm) | Mean fresh matter (g) | Mean dry matter (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Non-grafted | 37 | 8.1 ± 0.40a | 5.2 ± 0.19b | 3.43 ± 0.091a | 1.98 ± 0.137a | 0.244 ± 0.022a |
| Grafted | 42 | 8.1 ± 0.36a | 6.3 ± 0.29a | 3.14 ± 0.054b | 1.98 ± 0.127a | 0.236 ± 0.012a | |
| H3 | Non-grafted | 98 | 5.1 ± 0.26b | 5.9 ± 0.23a | 2.95 ± 0.043b | 0.99 ± 0.040b | 0.163 ± 0.019b |
| Grafted | 150 | 6.1 ± 0.22a | 6.3 ± 0.19a | 3.35 ± 0.029a | 1.48 ± 0.072a | 0.203 ± 0.028a | |
| H5 | Non-grafted | 72 | 6.9 ± 0.28b | 7.3 ± 0.21b | 2.50 ± 0.054b | 1.09 ± 0.061b | 0.191 ± 0.012b |
| Grafted | 83 | 8.6 ± 0.49a | 9.1 ± 0.35a | 2.72 ± 0.058a | 1.42 ± 0.088a | 0.246 ± 0.016a |
Significant differences of different treatments are compared in the same batch. H1: cuttings harvested on June 17; H3: cuttings harvested on July 27; H5: cuttings harvested on September 5; values (mean ± S.E.) labelled with a different letter suffix differ significantly from one another at the same time point according to Duncan's multiple range test (P < 0.05).