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Table 1 Growth and development of Welsh onions under different light conditions

From: Photosynthetic characteristics and chloroplast ultrastructure of welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) grown under different LED wavelengths

Light quality

Leaf number

Leaf area (cm2)

Plant height (cm)

Cauloid diameter (mm)

Leaf FW (g/plant)

Cauloid FW (g/plant)

Root FW (g/plant)

Shoot dry matter %

DQI

W

4.60 ± 0.55a

151.61 ± 2.40a

49.80 ± 1.26a

11.63 ± 0.43a

19.48 ± 0.78a

10.88 ± 1.55a

2.32 ± 0.10a

9.82 ± 0.17b

0.22 ± 0.01a

B

4.40 ± 0.55ab

142.60 ± 6.16b

47.44 ± 1.24b

9.66 ± 0.28b

14.34 ± 0.64b

9.04 ± 0.22b

1.83 ± 0.10b

10.08 ± 0.10a

0.16 ± 0.01b

G

3.40 ± 0.55c

114.15 ± 3.40d

47.44 ± 2.11b

8.04 ± 0.09d

12.07 ± 0.56c

7.49 ± 0.19c

1.66 ± 0.05c

9.01 ± 0.12d

0.13 ± 0.00d

Y

3.80 ± 0.45bc

99.60 ± 4.42e

44.44 ± 1.43c

8.29 ± 0.27d

11.47 ± 0.52c

7.24 ± 0.25c

1.55 ± 0.11c

8.97 ± 0.24d

0.11 ± 0.01e

R

4.20 ± 0.45ab

122.14 ± 1.73c

51.00 ± 1.91a

8.91 ± 0.17c

13.65 ± 0.77b

8.99 ± 0.43b

1.85 ± 0.07b

9.37 ± 0.10c

0.14 ± 0.01c

  1. Values are means of 5 replicates ± standard deviation (SD). Different letters (a, b, c, d) in the same column indicate significant differences among treatments at P ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan’s new multiple range test. W white light, B blue light, G green light, Y yellow light, R red light. n = 5