Effect of Soil Properties on Growth of Quercus ilex L. in Humid and Cold Mountains of Morocco

Table 2

Variation of seedling growth parameters.

Parameters	Zerrouka (a)	Zerrouka (b)	Ras el ma
MRL (cm)	26.7^a ± 1.2	29.3^ab ± 1.2	32^b ± 3.5
SL (cm)	8.8^a ± 2.8	9.1^a ± 0.8	7.2^a ± 2.4
SRL (cm·mg^−1)	0.2 ± 0.1	0.2 ± 0.0	0.3 ± 0.1
LA (cm^2)	32.8^a ± 19.8	33.8^a ± 9.2	26.7^a ± 6.4
SRN	177.3^a ± 26.1	88.3^b ± 33.0	75.7^b ± 13.5
LN	9.7 ± 4.9	8.7 ± 0.6	7.3 ± 4.9
LSM (mg·cm^−2)	7.2^a ± 1.7	7^a ± 0.6	5.1^a ± 2.3
LA/RL (cm^2·cm^−1)	1.2^a ± 0.8	1.2^a ± 0.4	0.8^a ± 0.1

Values marked with different letters indicate a significant difference (, n = 3). The absence of letter indicates that the parameters do not follow a normal law. MRL: main root length; SL: stem length; SRL: specific root length (length of the main root on its dry mass); LA: leaf area; SRN: secondary root number; LN: leaf number; LSM: leaf specific mass (mass of seedling leaves on their surfaces); LA/RL: leaf area/main root length.