Table 4 The interaction effect of deficit irrigation × TiO2-NPs (A) and simple effect of them (B) on gas exchange and photosynthetic pigments 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)

Chlorophyll a (mg g−1 fw)

Chlorophyll b (mg g−1 fw)

Total chlorophyll (mg.g−1 fw)

Transpiration (mmol H2O.m−2.S−1)

Stomatal conductance (mol CO2.m−2.S−1)

  

Carotenoid (mg g−1 fw)

Photosynthesis (µmol CO2 m−2 S−1)

FI

0

4.758bcd*

3.898 cd

8.656ef

0.54ef

0.46ef

    
 

15

4.796bcd

4.639bcd

9.435c−f

0.78bc

0.65 cd

Deficit irrigation

FI

0.151b

17.33b

 

30

4.876bcd

4.308 cd

9.184c−f

0.76bcd

0.64cde

PRD1

0.229a

18.93ab

       

PRD2

0.217a

19.25a

PRD1

0

4.853bcd

4.589bcd

10.984b

0.78bc

0.81abc

SDI

0.132b

14.85c

 

15

5.710ab

4.141 cd

10.477bc

0.88ab

0.78bc

   
 

30

6.408a

6.259a

10.335bcd

0.87ab

0.75c

   

PRD2

0

5.067bc

4.287 cd

10.298bcd

0.56ef

0.49def

30

0.191b

19.96a

 

15

6.696a

5.410ab

8.993def

1.04a

0.99a

TiO2-NP (ppm)

15

0.248a

19.79a

 

30

5.679ab

4.657bc

12.667a

1.02a

0.95ab

0

0.107c

13.02b

SDI

0

4.382 cd

3.760d

8.141f.

0.37f.

0.32f.

   
 

15

4.390 cd

5.297b

9.687b−e

0.63cde

0.50def

   
 

30

3.917d

4.696bc

8.613ef

0.58de

0.51de

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