Table 1. Growth responses of three woody plants to different light intensities

Species Light intensity (μmol · m−2 · s−1) Plant height (cm) Leaf
Length (cm) Width (cm) Area (cm2)
Ardisia pusilla 15 23.0az 6.4a 4.2a 473.7b
30 25.6a 6.9a 4.4a 571.7ab
60 23.4a 6.6a 4.6a 607.6ab
120 29.5a 6.8a 3.9a 802.1a
Significance ns ns ns ns
Clusia rosea 15 18.3b 10.0a 7.2a 401.4c
30 18.9b 9.8a 7.1a 393.9c
60 30.7a 9.7a 7.2a 775.1b
120 33.9a 10.4a 7.2a 1,1548a
Significance *** ns ns ***
Fatsia japonica 15 19.5b 10.0b 11.1b 273.4d
30 24.4a 13.0ab 14.3ab 414.9c
60 25.4a 13.0ab 14.5ab 648.3b
120 28.0a 15.7a 17.7a 922.5a
Significance ** * ns ***
Means separation within columns by Duncan's multiple range test, p<0.05.
Nonsignificant or significant at p=0.05, 0.01, or 0.001, respectively.