Table 1 Characteristics of Ricinus communis L. plants watered every week (control), once every two weeks (dry) and once a month (extreme dry).
Time (months) | Treatment | Root length (cm) | Length of the above ground part of the plant | Number of leaves | Dry biomass | Fresh biomass | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Above ground part of the plant | Root (g) | Above ground part of the plant | Root | |||||
2 | Wet | 55.5 A a | 78.8 A | 10 A | 22.7 A | 7.9 A | 166.2 A | 54.7 A |
Dry | 44.5 A | 66.0 B | 8 B | 11.4 B | 3.6 B | 79.8 B | 18.1 B | |
Extreme dry | 38.4 B | 43.3 C | 5 C | 8.2 B | 1.9 B | 41.4 C | 9.4 B | |
4 | Wet | 56.8 A | 93.0 A | 10 A | 35.2 A | 14.5 A | 161.2 A | 55.1 A |
Dry | 41.1 B | 88.7 A | 9 A | 18.6 B | 5.3 B | 103.5 B | 27.5 B | |
Extreme dry | 38.7 B | 51.2 B | 6 B | 6.2 C | 2.6 B | 48.8 C | 13.2 C | |
6 | Wet | 65.0 A | 109.2 A | 9 A | 53.1 A | 17.8 A | 176.3 A | 73.7 A |
Dry | 51.7 B | 106.3 A | 8 A | 30.8 B | 5.7 B | 107.7 B | 25.5 B | |
Extreme dry | 44.1 B | 64.9 B | 6 B | 13.5 C | 3.0 B | 65.6 C | 16.7 B | |
