Phosphorous level (P)

Leaf area

(cm²/leaf)

Shoot mass (gm/plant)

Root mas (gm/plant)

Total root length (cm)

Basal and lateral roots production score on a scale 1 - 9

Shoot P concentration (%)

P uptake

(mg P/Plant)

1. Absolute control

9.35^c

1.863^c

0.5269^b

22.29^a

4.154^b

0.1440^b

2.648^c

2. Control for P

7.63^d

1.408^c

0.3258^c

15.54^b

6.974^c

0.1157^c

1.647^c

3. Low P

12.37^b

3.409^b

0.5269^b

18.21^b

4.538^b

0.1444^bc

4.579^b

4. High P

17.08^a

10.175^a

1.4545^a

21.59^a

1.378^a

0.2323^a

22.6389^a

Mean

11.61

4.21

0.715

19.41

4.299

0.1583

7.88

CV%

13.5

28.2

40.3

26.6

30.6

35.1

33.5

LSD (5%)

0.765

0.582

0.1409

2.930

1.470

0.02480

1.828