Figure 7. Effect of storage duration on the post-storage percentage dry weight increase in shoots of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seedlings.

Seedlings were transplanted for 6 days after being stored at 15°C in the dark (black) or in the light (gray) for 2–6 days. The controls (white) were taken from seedlings that have never been stored. Data are the means of twelve replicates; standard errors are shown with a vertical bar. Small letters indicate significant differences between treatments on a given day according to the Tukey test (P<0.05).