Table 2. Effects of varying light quality on growth and development of everbearing strawberry plants ‘HS138’ at 10 days after anthesis.
| Treatment | Days to anthesis | Number of leaves | Number of buds | Leaf area per plant (cm2/plant) | Average leaf area per leaf (cm2/leaf) | SLW* (mg DW cm−2) | Leaf petiole length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 40 b | 29 b | 72 a | 1782 a | 62.2 a | 4.5 b | 11.1 a |
| R | 49 a | 45 a | 36 b | 2140 a | 47.2 b | 5.8 a | 9.4 b |
| B→R | 41 b | 34 ab | 76 a | 1717 a | 50.7 b | 5.6 a | 9.0 b |
* Specific leaf weight. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments at p<0.05 as determined with the Tukey–Kramer’s test (n=3).