Light-Emitting Diode Light Quality Influences Germination and Sprout Characteristics of Motherwort

Table 2

Effect of LED quality on growth characteristics of motherwort.

Treatment	Shoot length (cm)^z	Number of leaf	Leaf area (cm^2)	Root length (cm)	Fresh weight (g)
					Shoot	Root	Total
R100	3.458 ± 0.135^a	6.000 ± 0.000^a	4.702 ± 0.130^b	6.683 ± 0.300^b	0.240 ± 0.008^ab	0.020 ± 0.002^bc	0.260 ± 0.010^b
R70 : B30	1.308 ± 0.054^b	6.166 ± 0.115^a	5.470 ± 0.180^a	9.983 ± 0.348^a	0.266 ± 0.011^a	0.051 ± 0.008^a	0.317 ± 0.018^a
R50 : B50	0.958 ± 0.054^c	6.000 ± 0.000^a	4.866 ± 0.132^b	9.066 ± 0.373^a	0.230 ± 0.009^b	0.058 ± 0.007^a	0.288 ± 0.015^ab
R30 : B70	1.000 ± 0.061^c	6.000 ± 0.000^a	4.128 ± 0.156^c	7.366 ± 0.416^b	0.156 ± 0.010^c	0.010 ± 0.002^c	0.166 ± 0.012^c
B100	0.933 ± 0.047^c	5.166 ± 0.205^b	3.115 ± 0.206^d	6.683 ± 0.393^b	0.113 ± 0.008^d	0.006 ± 0.004^c	0.119 ± 0.008^d
White	1.250 ± 0.086^b	6.000 ± 0.000^a	5.818 ± 0.113^a	7.250 ± 0.487^b	0.235 ± 0.008^b	0.032 ± 0.005^b	0.267 ± 0.012^b

^zWithin each column, means followed by different letters are significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test ( ≤ 0.05). ±indicates standard error.