Root zone temp. | Fresh weight (g) | Dry weight (g) | Water content (%) | ||||||
Shoot | Tap root | Fibrous root | Shoot | Tap root | Fibrous root | Shoot | Tap root | Fibrous root | |
20˚C | 10. 4 ± 1.6 a | 13.5 ± 1.7 a | 7.1 ± 1.5 a | 1.70 ± 0.24 a | 1.56 ± 0.2 a | 0.36 ± 0.07 ab | 83.5 ± 0.4 a | 88.6 ± 0.2 a | 94.8 ± 0.1 a |
25˚C | 10.3 ± 0.6 a | 10.2 ± 1.1 ab | 8.3 ± 0.9 a | 1.70 ± 0.13 a | 1.18 ± 0.1 ab | 0.43 ± 0.05 a | 83.7 ± 0.3 a | 88.4 ± 0.4 a | 94.8 ± 0.1 a |
29˚C | 11.2 ± 1.3 a | 7.4 ± 0.7 bc | 7.9 ± 0.8 a | 1.88 ± 0.19 a | 0.92 ± 0.1 b | 0.45 ± 0.04 a | 83.1 ± 0.4 a | 87.5 ± 0.2 a | 94.3 ± 0.3 a |
33˚C | 3.8 ± 0.3 b | 3.7 ± 0.5 c | 1.4 ± 0.2 b | 0.84 ± 0.04 b | 0.64 ± 0.1 b | 0.18 ± 0.03 b | 77.4 ± 0.9 b | 82.5 ± 0.7 b | 87.3 ± 0.4 b |