Variable z

Leaf Chlorophyll Index (LCI)

Rhizome wt.

Dry Biomass

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

M6

LCI

g

g

Container size (C)

C1

43.5a

42.5ab

45.6a

34.5a

31.1c

30.3

176.0a

14.0a

C2

44.3a

40.7ab

45.6a

26.8b

33.0bc

29.9

110.3b

8.8b

C3

44.4a

40.0bc

38.6d

36.0a

37.0abc

30.3

72.2c

4.0c

C4

37.7b

44.3a

40.7c

32.5a

37.7ab

29.4

86.4bc

6.5bc

C5

44.8a

36.8c

43.6b

35.7a

40.0a

35.8

103.7b

5.4bc

SE

1.5

1.3

0.5

1.3

2.0

3.9

10.1

1.2

Origin (O)

O1

41.7

39.3b

42.2b

33.7

36.2

32.8

114.7

7.7

O2

44.2

42.4a

43.4a

32.4

35.3

29.5

104.7

7.9

SE

0.9

0.8

0.3

0.8

1.3

2.4

6.4

0.8

C

*

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*

NS

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O

NS

*

*

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

C × O

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

NS

*

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