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. 2015 May 28;6:383. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00383

Table 1.

Plant growth and visual quality parameters in fully developed plants (i.e., flower bud with cylindrical shape and pointed tip) of pot rose cv. Toril grown at moderate (61%) or high (92%) RH without (-MOV) or with (+MOV) additional MOV.

RH -MOV +MOV Mean
Total dry weight (g) 61% 6.4 6.5 6.5
92% 6.9 7.0 6.9
Mean 6.6 6.8
Total leaf area (cm2) 61% 545.9 572.5 559.2
92% 538.6 535.8 537.2
Mean 542.2 554.1
Plant height (cm) 61% 34.3 35.2 34.8a
92% 37.3 38.2 37.8b
Mean 35.8 36.7
Number of internodes 61% 11.7 11.9 11.8
92% 11.9 12.6 12.3
Mean 11.8 12.3
Average internode length (cm) 61% 2.2 2.2 2.2a
92% 2.4 2.3 2.3b
Mean 2.3 2.3
Peduncle length (cm) 61% 5.4 5.4 5.4a
92% 6.0 6.1 6.1b
Mean 5.7 5.8
Peduncle diameter (mm) 61% 4.1 4.5 4.3b
92% 3.7 3.8 3.8a
Mean 3.9a 4.2b
Flower dry weight (g) 61% 1.8 2.0 1.9b
92% 1.7 1.7 1.7a
Mean 1.8 1.9
Time to flowering (days) 61% 31.4 31.3 31.4
92% 30.5 31.6 31.1
Mean 31.0 31.5

Different letters indicate significant differences according to Fisher’s LSD test (P = 0.05).