Table 1.

Growth-chamber cycle and physical and chemical properties of the soil used for the experiment.

Growth-Chamber Cycle
Days	Photoperiod (Time 24 h)		Temperature Day    Night		Humidity% Day    Night
1–9			6 °C	6 °C	65%
10–19	7.00	17.00	10 °C	8 °C	65%
20–29	6.00	18.30	15 °C	10 °C	65%
30–39	6.00	20.00	18 °C	12 °C	65%
Soil Properties
Sand		%		23.1
Silt		%		56.3
Clay		%		20.5
Organic carbon †		g/kg		1.6
Available P ‡		mg/kg		54.9
K assimilable (K2O)		mg/kg		260
Total N §		%		1.1
NO3−		mg/kg		15.5
Soil pH				8.2

† Walkley-black method, ‡ Olsen method, ^§ Kjeldhal method.