Table 4.

Effects of photoperiod on the growth of cabbage and Chinese kale microgreens.

Cultivars	Photoperiod h·d−1	Hypocotyl Length cm	Fresh Weight (per Plant) mg	Dry Weight (per Plant) mg
Cabbage	12	3.26 ± 0.11 b	62.88 ± 1.08 b	4.11 ± 0.14 bc
	14	3.93 ± 0.13 a	73.75 ± 1.89 a	4.64 ± 0.21 a
	16	4.01 ± 0.15 a	67.50 ± 1.18 b	4.47 ± 0.12 ab
	18	3.95 ± 0.07 a	62.63 ± 1.02 b	3.93 ± 0.11 c
	20	3.80 ± 0.16 a	77.50 ± 2.72 a	4.76 ± 0.16 a
Chinese kale	12	2.89 ± 0.15 a	55.33 ± 0.99 bc	4.22 ± 0.12 ab
	14	3.09 ± 0.14 a	62.78 ± 1.51 a	4.49 ± 0.15 ab
	16	3.08 ± 0.06 a	59.00 ± 1.53 b	4.56 ± 0.12 a
	18	2.99 ± 0.17 a	51.11 ± 1.55 d	4.11 ± 0.15 b
	20	3.12 ± 0.12 a	54.78 ± 0.68 cd	4.27 ± 0.10 ab

Note: different lowercase letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) within the same column of the table.