Heuchera Creme Brulee and Mahogany Medicinal Value under Water Stress and Oligosaccharide (COS) Treatment
Table 1
Effect of water deficit and oligosaccharides treatment on leaf number, leaf area, plant dry weight, and plant height in two Heuchera cultivars after six weeks of treatment initiation. Values are expressed as means (± sd).
Water interval
Oligosaccharides treatment (ppm)
Leaf number (leaf plant−1)
Leaf area (cm2 plant−1)
Plant dry weight (g plant−1)
Plant height (cm)
2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
2DWI
0
Creme Brulee
15.6 ± 0.2b
15.2 ± 0.1b
651.2 ± 15.1b
648.2 ± 11.1b
11.2 ± 0.1b
11.2 ± 0.2b
29.1 ± 0.1b
28.8 ± 0.2b
50
16.1 ± 0.1ab
16.1 ± 0.2a
690.1 ± 13.1a
686.3 ± 14.5a
12.3 ± 0.1a
12.1 ± 0.2a
33.2 ± 0.1a
30.8 ± 0.3a
200
17.1 ± 0.4a
17.2 ± 0.1a
703.1 ± 14.3a
699.2 ± 15.1a
12.4 ± 0.1a
12.2 ± 0.2a
32.4 ± 0.2a
30.7 ± 0.2a
500
15.6 ± 0.1b
15.3 ± 0.2b
639.2 ± 11.1b
650.5 ± 22.3b
11.3 ± 0.1b
11.2 ± 0.2b
30.1 ± 0.1b
29.4 ± 0.1b
6DWI
0
7.0 ± 0.1d
7.1 ± 0.2d
303.1 ± 10.3d
311.1 ± 13.1d
5.5 ± 0.1d
5.6 ± 0.1d
17.3 ± 0.3d
16.8 ± 0.1d
50
8.6 ± 0.0cd
8.5 ± 0.3cd
350.9 ± 15.1c
358.1 ± 11.2c
6.3 ± 0.1c
6.2 ± 0.1c
19.4 ± 0.1c
18.8 ± 0.1c
200
9.0 ± 0.1c
9.1 ± 0.2c
361.3 ± 14.1c
351.6 ± 17.5c
6.1 ± 0.2c
6.2 ± 0.1c
19.5 ± 0.1c
19.0 ± 0.1c
500
7.3 ± 0.0d
7.2 ± 0.1d
311.2 ± 13.1d
306.1 ± 14.1d
5.3 ± 0.1d
5.3 ± 0.1d
17.4 ± 0.2cd
17.2 ± 0.1d
2DWI
0
Mahogany
13.2 ± 0.1b
12.8 ± 0.1b
516.1 ± 22.1b
512.5 ± 10.1b
10.8 ± 0.3b
10.7 ± 0.1b
30.8 ± 0.3b
31.1 ± 0.4b
50
14.4 ± 0.1a
14.2 ± 0.2a
563.1 ± 20.1a
567.5 ± 11.2a
11.6 ± 0.1a
11.7 ± 0.2a
33.3 ± 0.1a
32.9 ± 0.3a
200
14.7 ± 0.3a
14.2 ± 0.3a
573.1 ± 10.3a
578.1 ± 12.1a
11.6 ± 0.1a
11.7 ± 0.1a
34.2 ± 0.4a
33.2 ± 0.3a
500
13.2 ± 0.1b
13.1 ± 0.1b
510.3 ± 11.3b
502.1 ± 16.7b
10.8 ± 0.1b
10.8 ± 0.2b
31.4 ± 0.1b
30.7 ± 0.1b
6DWI
0
6.1 ± 0.2e
6.2 ± 0.2e
220.1 ± 12.1d
215.3 ± 15.2d
5.4 ± 0.1d
5.5 ± 0.1d
18.1 ± 0.1d
18.3 ± 0.3d
50
7.4 ± 0.1d
7.1 ± 0.1d
261.1 ± 13.1c
268.3 ± 11.3c
6.3 ± 0.1c
6.2 ± 0.1c
21.2 ± 0.3c
20.7 ± 0.1c
200
8.1 ± 0.1c
8.2 ± 0.2c
271.3 ± 10.1c
277.3 ± 11.1c
6.3 ± 0.1c
6.3 ± 0.1c
20.5 ± 0.2c
20.9 ± 0.1c
500
6.2 ± 0.1e
6.1 ± 0.1e
210.2 ± 11.5d
221.5 ± 15.1d
5.5 ± 0.1d
5.4 ± 0.1d
18.3 ± 0.1d
18.7 ± 0.3d
Means followed by different letters within columns are significantly different, based on LSD test (P ≤ 0.05).
