Table 4 Moisture content in Zygopetalum maculatum plant parts under different levels of K application.

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

Treatment

 

Moisture content (%)

Leaf

Back bulb

New bulb

Flower

Root

T1

77.3c

85.2b

88.4a

91.8a

73.5b

T2

79.6bc

87.7ab

88.5a

92.3a

75.2b

T3

82.1ab

88.4ab

88.7a

92.5a

76.1b

T4

82.2ab

87.6ab

90.4a

92.9a

79.7ab

T5

85.7ab

90.3a

90.2a

92.1a

78.6ab

T6

88.4a

90.9a

90.6a

93.1a

82.3a

  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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