Table 2 The interaction effect of deficit irrigation × TiO2-NPs (A) and simple effect of them (B) on biochemical and physiological parameters of the rose plant.

From: Deficit irrigation strategies (PRD, SDI) and titanium nanoparticles improve water use efficiency and flower quality in greenhouse-grown cut roses

(A)

(B)

Deficit irrigation

TiO2-NP (ppm)

EL (%)

PC (mg/gfw)

AA (%)

TP (eq galic acid/1gr dw)

  

RWC (%)

FC (eq quersetin/1gr dw)

TC (mg/gdw)

FI

30

19.24ef*

11.82bcd

78.56abc

27.50bcd

     

15

26.60c

12.80bc

81.15ab

30.46ab

Deficit irrigation

FI

73.69bc

4.39b

152.37b

0

25.98 cd

6.49f.

75.39bc

28.36bc

PRD1

79.46a

4.66b

119.60c

     

PRD2

77.00ab

4.89b

141.20bc

PRD1

30

18.81f.

7.38f.

78.13abc

22.66ef

SDI

72.90c

5.99a

188.44a

15

18.92f.

6.95f.

78.56abc

26.23cde

     

0

32.15b

7.47f.

71.71c

21.98f.

     

PRD2

30

24.07c−f

13.06b

80.39ab

27.15bcd

TiO2-NP (ppm)

30

5.60a

174.29a

15

21.28def

7.82ef

76.02bc

29.26abc

15

4.91b

147.38b

0

28.45bc

7.08ef

62.57d

20.36f.

0

4.44b

129.53b

SDI

30

24.38cde

10.59 cd

80.17ab

33.10a

    

15

24.12c−f

15.59a

84.36a

30.85ab

    

0

40.74a

10.02de

79.39ab

24.14def

    
  1. *Means followed by same letters in each column does not have a significant difference based on the LSD test (p ≤ 0.01).