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. 2016 Apr 22;7:527. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00527

Table 2.

Growth and development of tomato plants in the solar greenhouse after red light night break (NB) treatment of plants and young plants up until flowering.

Treatment 2 weeks in solar greenhouse 5 weeks in solar greenhouse 8 weeks in solar greenhouse
Plant height (cm) Stem diameter (cm) Dry mass (g) Plant height (cm) Stem diameter (cm) Dry mass (g) Plant height (cm) Stem diameter (cm) Dry mass (g)
Leaf Stem Root Leaf Stem Root Leaf Stem Root
NB every 1 h 48.12B 11.96A 6.18A 2.36A 1.36A 92.12A 14.58A 18.66A 8.34A 2.09A 157.82A 16.21A 34.81A 14.88A 4.44A
NB every 2 h 49.02B 10.72A 6.07A 2.22A 1.32A 92.19A 14.45A 18.52A 7.95A 1.99A 155.71A 15.99A 33.78A 15.03A 4.71A
NB every 3 h 54.42AB 9.77B 5.34B 2.18AB 1.18A 90.18A 13.18A 16.93A 7.92A 2.11A 157.23A 15.38A 30.77A 14.92A 4.55A
NB every 4 h 55.58A 8.55C 4.85C 2.11B 1.26A 90.14A 13.08A 17.18A 7.83A 1.98A 153.35A 15.62A 33.34A 14.55A 4.18A
Control 57.85A 8.08C 4.46C 1.99B 1.10A 89.95A 12.99A 17.11A 7.99A 2.06A 150.59A 15.41A 33.41A 13.72A 4.62A

Different letters in a column represent significance at the 0.01 level (Duncan's multiple range test).