Table 1.
Effect of oligo-alginate with different molecular mass on growth and flowering of Eucomis autumnalis. Means (±standard errors) followed by the same small letter in the same row did not differ by Tukey test (p ≤ 0.05).
| Parameters | Oligo-Alginate Molecular Mass (g mol−1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 32,000 | 42,000 | 64,000 | |
| Days to anthesis | 81.6 ± 0.78 a | 75.2 ± 0.61 b | 76.0 ± 0.50 b | 77.2 ± 0.52 b |
| Plant height (cm) | 31.2 ± 1.59 c | 40.8 ± 1.01 a | 37.5 ± 1.04 a,b | 34.3 ± 1.64 b,c |
| Plant width (cm) | 28.3 ± 1.04 b | 36.4 ± 1.68 a | 32.0 ± 1.80 a,b | 32.5 ± 0.76 a,b |
| Leaf length (cm) | 23.7 ± 1.29 b | 32.0 ± 1.99 a | 30.3 ± 0.79 a | 32.4 ± 1.84 a |
| Number of leaves | 5.33 ± 0.17 a | 5.50 ± 0.29 a | 5.50 ± 0.29 a | 5.50 ± 0.29 a |
| Number of inflorescences | 1.10 ± 0.06 a | 1.10 ± 0.03 a | 1.08 ± 0.04 a | 1.03 ± 0.58 a |
| Inflorescence length (cm) | 15.3 ± 0.88 b | 20.3 ± 0.33 a | 19.8 ± 0.33 a | 21.2 ± 1.36 a |
| Number of florets | 68.6 ± 4.03 c | 88.7 ± 2.23 a | 81.4 ± 1.99 b | 81.4 ± 2.45 b |