Table 1 Effects of AN-SWE on important plant growth parameters in tomato.

From: Transcriptomic changes induced by applications of a commercial extract of Ascophyllum nodosum on tomato plants

Parameters

Control

AN-SWE

Chlorophyll (SPAD ratio units)

48.22 ± 0.78

58.54 ± 0.71*

Plant height (cm)

98.14 ± 1.09

128.44 ± 1.11*

Root length (cm)

9.78 ± 0.43

19.78 ± 0.38*

Total dry weight (g)

11.32 ± 1.56

23.44 ± 1.69*

  1. The data represents the average measurements from 30 randomly selected plants ± SD. The data were analysed for significant differences by Student’s t-test and significances represented by an “*”.
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