Table 1.
Yield and growth parameters of leafy, stalk and root celery types.
| Celery Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Leafy | Stalk | Root | |||
| Elixir | Samurai | Atlant | Primus | Egor | Dobrynya | |
| Plant total biomass (g) | 1202 ± 84a | 932 ± 72b | 1001 ± 65b | 953 ± 68b | 707 ± 68c | 930 ± 93b |
| *Yield (t·ha-1) | 40.0 ± 3.9a | 38.0 ± 2.7a | 33.0 ± 2.0b | 31.9 ± 1.5b | 30.5 ± 0.9b | 38.1 ± 0.8a |
| Mean root weight (g) | 215 ± 21c | 167 ± 17c | 196 ± 20c | 190 ± 23c | 510 ± 51b | 644 ± 64a |
| No. of leaves per plant | 154 ± 11a | 84 ± 7b | 42 ± 4c | 40 ± 3c | 11 ± 4d | 14 ± 6d |
| Leaf area (cm2) | 377.9 ± 26a | 284.1 ± 22b | 192.9 ± 16c | 188 ± 18c | 272.1 ± 23b | 366.6 ± 27a |
The values followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s test at p ≤ 0.05. *Yield comparisons were performed along each line and within each celery type.