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| | Seedling Characteristic | Not-Shielded | Mock-Shielded | Shielded |
| | No. leaders | 4 (0, 6) | 2 (0, 7) | 3 (0, 3) | | Leader length (cm) | 22 (0, 52) | 17 (0, 43) | 31 (0, 53) | | No. Leaves | 27 (0, 37) | 16 (0, 34) | 16 (0, 31) | | Leaf area (cm) | 87.4 (0, 165.8) | 72.8 (0, 186.7) | 170 (0, 219.8) | | No. seedlings producing leaders and leaves | 7 | 7 | 8 | | No. seedlings out of 9 producing anthocyanins | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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