Table 7.
Summary of morphogenetic and metabolic variables and units performed in this study (dw: dry weight, PT: photothermal time Eq. 3 )
| Variables | Unit | Measured variables at the end of the experiment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morphogenetic | DRgio | Leaves.°C d−1 | Leaf appearance rate from germination date to final sampling |
| DRonset | Leaf appearance rate from stress onset to final sampling | ||
| LDIML | cm2 .leaf rank | Last ligulated leaf area on the main stem normalized by leaf rank | |
| NBT | tillers. PT | Total tiller number on plant normalized by PT | |
| NBL | ligulated leaves. PT | Total ligulated leaf number on plant normalized by PT | |
| SDW | g. PT | Shoot Dry weight normalized by PT | |
| LSEN | % death tissue | Average of the percentage of dead leaf tissue of ligulated leaves on the main stem | |
| ROL | rolling index | Rolling index after treatment normalized by PT | |
| Metabolic | SINKHEX | mg.g−1dw | Metabolite concentration in the hidden, expanding (sink) leaves of the main stem |
| SINKSTA | mgGLU.g−1dw | ||
| SINKSUC | mg.g−1dw | ||
| SOURHEX | mg.g−1dw | Metabolite concentration in the two last ligulated (source) leaves of the main stem | |
| SOURSTA | mgGLU.g−1dw | ||
| SOURSUC | mg.g−1dw | ||