Research Article

Laser Irradiation of Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.) at Two Wavelengths for Enhanced Seedling Development

Table 3

Mean increase of seedling mass at each growth interval for different exposure times at λ = 488 nm.

Time of exposureMass increase (g)
12 h24 h48 h72 h96 h120 h

Control0.333a0.500a1.800a4.600a7.633a10.733a
30 s0.466ab0.766b2.033a4.633ab8.800b10.833ab
1 min0.633b1.367c3.000c5.033c9.367b12.100cd
2 min0.700b1.400c3.267c5.333c9.733b12.400d
5 min0.667b1.000b3.167c5.000bc9.500b11.633bcd
10 min0.667b0.967b2.467b5.033c9.333b11.367ac

Means with different superscripts in the same column are statistically different at .