Table 3.

Effects of PA on plant weight and yield of watermelon.

Treatment	Whole plant fresh weight/g	Whole plant dry weight/g	Fruit yield/g plant−1
0 mM PA(Control)	116.54 ± 7.53c	15.78 ± 2.19b	406.4 ± 22.2cd
0.25 mM PA	135.66 ± 11.86b	16.78 ± 1.46b	437.3 ± 18.2bc
0.5 mM PA	142.76 ± 11.11b	18.22 ± 1.22b	454.6 ± 30.5bc
1 mM PA	167.57 ± 11.70a	21.46 ± 0.98a	488.3 ± 26.1a
2 mM PA	140.95 ± 7.59b	16.96 ± 1.54b	411.2 ± 16.4d
4 mM PA	104.16 ± 6.22c	10.85 ± 1.22c	364.2 ± 34.8e

Letters indicate values (means ± SE, n = 3) with significant differences within the same column (P < 0.05, Duncan’s multiple range test.