The Influence of 1-Triacontanol on the Growth, Flowering, and Quality of Potted Bougainvillea Plants (Bougainvillea glabra var. “Elizabeth Angus”) under Natural Conditions

Table 1

The effects of TRIA treatments on the growth rates of leaves, shoots, flower buds, and bracts of Bougainvillea glabra under natural conditions.

	Growth rate (cm/day): length and diameter
Treatment (mg/L)	Leaf		Shoot		Flower bud		Bract
	Length	Diam.	Length	Diam.	Length	Diam.	Length	Diam.
Control	0.12^b	0.03^b	0.16^b	0.01^a	0.19^d	0.05^b	0.12^c	0.08^a
TRIA 0.5	0.18^a	0.04^b	0.20^a	0.01^a	0.28^b	0.07^a	0.15^b	0.10^a
TRIA 1.0	0.20^a	0.06^a	0.21^a	0.02^a	0.38^a	0.10^a	0.18^a	0.11^a
TRIA 2.5	0.17^a	0.08^a	0.23^a	0.02^a	0.33^a	0.12^a	0.19^a	0.11^a
TRIA 5.0	0.19^a	0.07^a	0.21^a	0.02^a	0.25^c	0.10^a	0.17^b	0.10^a
LSD𝟎.𝟎𝟓	0.06	0.05	0.05	ns	0.06	0.05	0.06	ns

Values in a column sharing the same lower case letters are not significantly different at 𝑃 < 0.05 (LSD test).
^{a, b, c, d}Means within the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to the LSD test at 𝑃 < 0.05; ns, not significant.