Table 1 Growth parameters of the Miscanthus sinensis grown under different calcium chloride (CaCl2) deicing salt treatments
Treatmenty | Plant height (cm) | Leaf length (cm) | Leaf width (cm) | No. of leaves |
Cont.y | 52.8±11.12az | 30.2±4.76a | 0.6±0.14a | 32.8±11.03ab |
C1 | 49.9±8.19a | 27.6±3.95a | 0.6±0.14ab | 44.3±10.04a |
C2 | 47.7±8.63a | 26.1±2.98a | 0.46±0.08c | 44.2±9.78a |
C5 | 44.7±9.78a | 17.3±6.24b | 0.5±0.08bc | 40.3±7.58a |
C10 | 30.5±11.23b | 16.5±7.25b | 0.5±0.08bc | 26.2±5.48b |
Data are the mean±SE from the nine replicates. Different letters indicate treatments are significantly different at p≤0.05 by Duncan's multiple range test.
Cont.; non-treatment, C1, C2, C3, C5, and C10; CaCl2 1, 2, 5, and 10 g․L-1 respectively.