Table 2 Effect of K application on bulb and leaf characteristics of Zygopetalum maculatum plant at flowering stage.

From: Potassium application enhances vegetative and reproductive yield of Zygopetalum maculatum and reduces post-flowering K depletion from storage organs of the orchid

Treatment

Bulb length (cm)

Bulb width (cm)

Number of leaves

Leaf length (cm)

Leaf width (cm)

T1

5.19c

4.69c

6.50e

38.0d

3.91c

T2

5.51bc

4.67c

6.75de

37.9d

3.99c

T3

5.59bc

5.10bc

7.25cd

42.3c

4.09c

T4

5.86b

5.17bc

7.50c

47.3b

4.25bc

T5

6.11ab

5.68ab

8.25b

50.73a

4.56b

T6

6.69a

5.86a

9.00a

53.0a

5.02a

  1. Means with statistically significant differences (as per LSD, P < 0.05) are denoted by distinct lowercase letters within treatments. 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).
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