Table 1 Measurements (mean ± standard deviation) of vegetative and reproductive traits at the end of A. artemisiifolia plant development. LT: Low Temperature, IT: Intermediate Temperature, HT: High Temperature. Different letters means statistical significant differences (p < 0.01) between LT, IT and HT for each plant trait
Plant traits | LT | IT | HT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germination (%) | 61 | b | 81 | a | 81 | a |
Plant height (cm) | 14.4 ± 4.6 | b | 37.0 ± 10.5 | a | 44.7 ± 13.4 | c |
Lateral expansion (cm) | 14.5 ± 2.1 | b | 11.0 ± 3.2 | ab | 8.6 ± 3.4 | c |
Dry shoot weight (g) | 0.6 ± 0.2 | b | 0.9 ± 0.4 | ab | 0.5 ± 0.3 | b |
Number of female flowers plant− 1 | 16.2 ± 15.7 | b | 22.2 ± 18.8 | b | 13.8 ± 11.1 | b |
Number of male racemes plant− 1 | 7.3 ± 3.3 | b | 4.5 ± 2.3 | a | 2.3 ± 1.5 | c |
Start of male flowering (weeks) | 13 ± 2.1 | b | 8 ± 1.1 | a | 9 ± 1.1 | a |
Start of female flowering (weeks) | 18 ± 1.7 | b | 13 ± 1.6 | ab | 13 ± 2.7 | ab |