Table 6.
Main effects of biostimulant dose, application method and cultivar on leaf and root total N content of snapdragon plants.
| Treatments | Total N (mg kg−1) | |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf | Root | |
| DOSE (g L−1) (D) | ||
| 0 | 361.1b | 277.5b |
| 0.1 | 422.5a | 300.6a |
| 0.2 | 417.8a | 299.1a |
| METHOD (M) | ||
| Foliar spray | 389.3b | 281.4b |
| Root drenching | 401.9a | 290.8a |
| CULTIVAR (CV) | ||
| Yellow floral showers | 395.7b | 288.9b |
| Red sonnet | 406.5a | 295.8a |
| Significance | ||
| D | *** | *** |
| M | *** | *** |
| CV | * | ** |
| D × M | * | ns |
| D × CV | * | ns |
| M × CV | ns | ns |
| D × M × CV | ns | ns |
Different letters within each column indicate significant differences according to Duncan's multiple-range test (P ≤ 0.05); ns, non significant,
*
P < 0.05,
**
0.01, and
***
0.001, indicate level of significance.