Foliar Application of Leaf Extracts of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Increases Growth and Nutritional Value of Chinese Flowering Cabbage Plants under Field Conditions

Table 2

Effect of Glycyrrhiza leaf extracts on leaf photosynthetic pigments.

Concentration (g/L)	Chlorophyll (mg/g F.W)	Carotenoids (mg/g F.W)
Control	08.52 ± 07.31^de	3.42 ± 02.74^ef
2.5	09.93 ± 05.04^cd	3.56 ± 01.91^ef
5.0	10.85 ± 06.19^b-d	4.18 ± 02.17^e
7.5	12.07 ± 09.54^bc	5.02 ± 03.86^cd
1.0	14.13 ± 01.27^ab	5.84 ± 02.21^bc
12.5	14.92 ± 01.09^a	6.34 ± 03.87^ab
15.0	15.34 ± 01.58^a	6.86 ± 04.17^a

Data presented here are mean values of triplicates. Letters with ± shows standard error, whereas small letters show levels of significance among different treatments as governed by ANOVA and DNMRT at .