Fig. 1

Zygopetalum maculatum plants under different treatments (T1 to T6 from left to right). T1 = Distilled water (control = K0), T2 = 10 mg L−1 K (K10), T3 = 25 mg L−1 K (K25), T4 = 50 mg L−1 K (K50), T5 = 75 mg L−1 K (K75) and T6: 100 mg L−1 K (K100).