Table 1 Effects of ammonium: nitrate on leaf area, canopy spread, leaf number, fresh weight, dry weight and total chlorophyll content in mini Chinese cabbage under normal (200 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹) and low (100 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹) light conditions

66.86 ± 3.46 b^a

94.55 ± 1.83 c

5.27 ± 0.10 a

4.409 ± 0.147 c

1.153 ± 0.014 c

21.27 ± 0.58 b

68.72 ± 4.93 b

113.06 ± 1.15 b

5.43 ± 0.09 a

6.696 ± 0.079 ab

1.638 ± 0.012 b

25.57 ± 0.33 a

89.44 ± 4.71 a

123.38 ± 1.25 a

5.47 ± 0.10 a

7.842 ± 0.308 a

1.994 ± 0.043 a

28.43 ± 0.61 a

88.71 ± 1.72 a

111.95 ± 3.29 b

5.40 ± 0.10 a

6.582 ± 0.413 b

1.604 ± 0.033 b

26.93 ± 1.26 a

48.24 ± 1.43 b

57.16 ± 1.24 bc

5.00 ± 0.07 a

2.243 ± 0.078 bc

0.617 ± 0.009 bc

23.87 ± 0.50 c

58.08 ± 2.64 a

65.65 ± 1.64 a

5.13 ± 0.06 a

3.497 ± 0.080 a

0.842 ± 0.022 a

28.63 ± 0.68 a

54.95 ± 1.71 ab

63.21 ± 1.12 ab

4.93 ± 0.08 a

2.502 ± 0.065 b

0.672 ± 0.033 b

26.87 ± 0.18 ab

48.64 ± 1.13 b

55.56 ± 1.64 c

4.83 ± 0.12 a

1.991 ± 0.068 c

0.553 ± 0.013 c

25.90 ± 0.50 bc