Table 3.
Response of the shoot and root dry weights in the pipe experiment.
| Group | Shoot | Group | Root | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry weight (g plant−1) | Relative ratio to control | Dry weight (g plant−1) | Relative ratio to control | ||||
| 30 cm | 70 cm | 100 cm | 30 cm | 70 cm | 100 cm | ||
| I | 0.8b | 1.04a | 0.73a | I | 0.13ab | 1.30ab | 1.83a |
| II | 2.6ab | 0.97a | 0.35c | II | 0.31ab | 1.56a | 1.11b |
| III | 2.2b | 0.73b | 0.43b | III | 0.40b | 0.89bc | 1.16b |
| IV | 6.2a | 0.59c | 0.23d | IV | 1.43a | 0.69cd | 0.47c |
| V | 6.0a | 0.40d | 0.18d | V | 1.58a | 0.50d | 0.39c |
| Group | ** | Group | ** | ||||
| Water condition | ** | Water condition | ns | ||||
| Interaction | ** | Interaction | ** | ||||
Values are the averages for each group. For each column, different letters represent significant differences at p < 0.05 level. In the ANOVA table, ** and ns represent significance at p < 0.05 level and not significant, respectively.