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Table 2 Effects of exogenous GR24 treatments on the growth parameters of cucumber seedlings under low light stress

From: Physiological mechanism of strigolactone enhancing tolerance to low light stress in cucumber seedlings

Treatments

Fresh weight/(g·plant− 1)

Dry weight/(g·plant− 1)

Shoot

Root

Total

Shoot

Root

Total

Cont

7.59 ± 1.70a

3.44 ± 0.51a

11.03 ± 1.32a

1.23 ± 0.22a

0.14 ± 0.02a

1.37 ± 0.20a

Cont+ GR24

7.54 ± 0.90a

3.46 ± 0.83a

11.00 ± 0.88a

1.20 ± 0.09a

0.16 ± 0.02a

1.36 ± 0.08a

LL

3.86 ± 0.78c

1.42 ± 0.27c

5.28 ± 0.64c

0.44 ± 0.07c

0.06 ± 0.02c

0.50 ± 0.06c

LL + GR24

4.83 ± 0.57b

1.82 ± 0.41b

6.65 ± 0.52b

0.67 ± 0.03b

0.08 ± 0.03b

0.75 ± 0.03b

Treatments

Leaf length (cm)

Leaf width (cm)

Leaf area (cm2)

Plant height (cm)

Stem diameter (mm)

Cont

12.72 ± 0.22c

10.06 ± 0.29b

94.78 ± 3.06b

25.54 ± 1.71a

4.79 ± 0.38a

Cont+ GR24

14.45 ± 0.83a

11.73 ± 1.12a

112.49 ± 9.12a

25.57 ± 1.35a

4.78 ± 0.37a

LL

11.08 ± 0.38d

7.59 ± 0.24d

62.07 ± 1.68d

19.13 ± 1.87b

3.05 ± 0.04c

LL + GR24

13.37 ± 0.42b

8.41 ± 0.53c

68.92 ± 4.76c

19.66 ± 1.86b

3.56 ± 0.03b

  1. Note: Each value represents the means ± SEs. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range tests. Cont, 0 μM GR24 + 500 μmolm−2 s−1 PPFD; Cont+GR24, 10 μM GR24 + 500 μmolm− 2 s− 1 PPFD; LL, 0 μM GR24 + 60 μmolm− 2 s− 1 PPFD; LL + GR24, 10 μM GR24 + 60 μmolm− 2 s− 1 PPFD