Growth and Flowering Responses of Cut Chrysanthemum Grown under Restricted Root Volume to Irrigation Frequency

Table 10

Effect of irrigation frequencies on flowering characteristics of chrysanthemum.

Irrigation frequency (times/day)	4	6	8
Inflorescence diameter (cm)	11.92^a	13.59^a	13.62^a
Number of flowers	16.63^b	19.56^ab	20.44^a
Flower diameter (cm)	5.71^a	6.19^a	6.76^a
Number of petals	26.31^a	25.33^a	24.63^a
Flower color
Lightness	70.76^a	81.40^a	77.30^a
Chroma	2.67^a	3.17^a	3.00^a
Hue	78.76^a	86.66^a	82.33^a
Vase life (days)	21.19^a	20.81^a	21.25^a

Values in each column accompanied by different letters differ significantly at by Tukey’s test.