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. 2013 Jul 17;2013:308651. doi: 10.1155/2013/308651

Table 3.

The effects of  TRIA on the photosynthetic pigments, carotenoids, and quantum yield of Bougainvillea glabra under natural conditions.

Treatment Chl. a Chl. b Chl. a + b Carotenoids Quantum
(mg/L) mg g−1 FW mg g−1 FW mg g−1 FW mg g−1 FW yield
July 10 to Oct/10
 Control 2.23c 1.18d 3.41c 1.03c 0.80b
 TRIA 0.5 2.48b 1.30b 3.78b 1.20b 0.83a
 TRIA 1.0 2.65a 1.39a 4.05a 1.35a 0.84b
 TRIA 2.5 2.70a 1.40a 4.10a 1.30a 0.87a
 TRIA 5.0 2.58a 1.26c 3.84a 1.28a 0.85a
 LSD0.05 0.15 0.09 0.28 0.10 0.05
Feb/11 to June/11
 Control 1.95d 1.05c 3.00c 1.08c 0.80b
 TRIA 0.5 2.10c 1.25a 3.35b 1.27b 0.82a
 TRIA 1.0 2.31a 1.32a 3.63a 1.39a 0.81a
 TRIA 2.5 2.43a 1.28a 3.71a 1.40a 0.85a
 TRIA 5.0 2.23b 1.20b 3.43b 1.27a 0.83a
 LSD0.05 0.13 0.08 0.14 0.08 0.06

Values in a column sharing the same lower case letters are not significantly different at P < 0.05 (LSD test).

a, b, c, dMeans within the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to the LSD test at P < 0.05.