Table 1.
The Growth of Kale at Harvest under Different UV-A Treatments.
| Sample | Shoot Fresh Weigh g |
Root Fresh Weight g |
Shoot Dry Weight g |
Root Dry Weight g |
Plant Moisture Content% |
Total Leaf Area cm2 |
Specific Leaf Weight mg/cm2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | 14.94 ± 1.20 b | 3.93 ± 0.23 b | 1.28 ± 0.1 b | 0.65 ± 0.03 b | 89 ± 0.29 b | 359.92 ± 30.98 b | 2.624 ± 0.09 b |
| T1 | 21.44 ± 0.97 a | 3.43 ± 0.22 ab | 1.78 ± 0.1 a | 0.71 ± 0.02 ab | 90 ± 0.24 a | 405.03 ± 9.76a b | 2.804 ± 0.18 ab |
| T2 | 23.47 ± 1.42 a | 4.44 ± 0.56 a | 1.89 ± 0.1 a | 0.78 ± 0.03 a | 90 ± 0.23 a | 452.98 ± 24.80 a | 3.094 ± 0.15 a |
| T3 | 21.20 ± 0.82 a | 3.23 ± 0.17 ab | 1.67 ± 0.0 a | 0.70 ± 0.02 b | 90 ± 0.14 a | 394.03 ± 11.78 ab | 3.184 ± 0.10 a |
Values with different lowercase letters (a and b) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05), according to Duncan’s test. “a” indicates more significant than “b”.