Table 1 The main effect of AA and cultivar on some growth characteristics of cabbages.

From: Effect of exogenous amino acids application on the biochemical, antioxidant, and nutritional value of some leafy cabbage cultivars

 

Height (cm)

Number of leaves per plant

Chlorophyll (SPAD value)

Shoot fresh weight (g)

Shoot dry weight (g)

Root fresh weight (g)

Root dry weight (g)

Collard

19.27a

26.22a

17.18a

154.6b

23.9c

21.3a

2.1a

Ka-red

14.33c

23.00b

12.01c

141.6c

20.7d

20.5b

1.8 b

Ka-smooth

18.56b

22.33b

17.94a

155.4b

25.5b

20.6b

2.1a

Ka-scotch

18.93ab

26.55a

13.94b

168.5a

27.4a

21.0ab

2.1a

Control

16.11c

22.04c

12.82b

12.9c

16.7c

12.1c

1.4c

AA1

17.81b

24.91b

15.85a

164.3b

26.7b

24.3b

2.3b

AA2

19.40a

26.62a

17.14a

177.9a

29.7a

26.1a

2.5a

  1. Control control treatment, AA1 150 mg/L of amino aci, AA2 150 and 300 mg/L of amino acid.
  2. Within a column in each treatment means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 according to the least significant difference test.
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