Table 2. Biomass of three woody plants to different light intensities

Species Light intensity (μmol · m−2 · s−1) Shoot weight (g/plant) Root weight (g/plant)
Fresh Dry Fresh Dry
Ardisia pusilla 15 16.9bz 4.1b 11.2ab 1.9b
30 21.5b 5.3b 10.9b 1.9b
60 24.2b 6.6ab 12.3ab 2.6ab
120 36.0a 9.1a 17.0a 3.8a
Significance * * * *
Clusia rosea 15 34.0c 3.7c 11.1b 1.0b
30 34.7c 3.8c 9.6b 0.9b
60 71.2b 8.0b 16.3a 1.4b
120 104.0a 13.4a 20.1a 2.3a
Significance *** *** ** **
Fatsia japonica 15 13.7d 1.8c 3.1c 0.4c
30 19.7c 2.7c 3.9c 0.5c
60 26.2b 4.4b 8.0b 1.4b
120 35.9a 7.4a 13.8a 2.4a
Significance *** *** *** ***
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.