Treatment | Day of treatment | Chlorophyll a (mg g-1 fw) | Chlorophyll b (mg g-1 fw) | Total Chlorophyll (mg g-1 fw) | Chlorophyll a/b | Total carotenoids (mg g-1 fw) |
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T 0 | 0 | 1.02 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 1.34 ± 0.06 | 3.22 ± 0.41 | 0.52 ± 0.04 |
 | 7 | 1.04 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 1.35 ± 0.02 | 3.35 ± 0.06 | 0.53 ± 0.05 |
 | 14 | 1.03 ± 0.20 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 1.33 ± 0.20 | 3.21 ± 0.51 | 0.65 ± 0.03 |
 | 21 | 1.02 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 1.33 ± 0.12 | 3.28 ± 0.17 | 0.70 ± 0.06 |
T 1 | 0 | 1.02 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 1.34 ± 0.01 | 3.18 ± 0.08 | 0.53 ± 0.05 |
 | 7 | 1.02 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 1.35 ± 0.05 | 3.19 ± 0.21 | 0.54 ± 0.04 |
 | 14 | 1.33 ± 0.10 | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 1.67 ± 0.08 | 3.93 ± 0.53 | 0.64 ± 0.04 |
 | 21 | 1.30 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.03 | 1.64 ± 0.06 | 3.93 ± 0.08 | 0.68 ± 0.03 |
T 2 | 0 | 1.01 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.06 | 1.33 ± 0.09 | 3.23 ± 0.61 | 0.53 ± 0.01 |
 | 7 | 1.23 ± 0.05 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 1.56 ± 0.05 | 3.73 ± 0.28 | 0.54 ± 0.03 |
 | 14 | 1.33 ± 0.10 | 0.35 ± 0.09 | 1.68 ± 0.08 | 3.82 ± 0.55 | 0.65 ± 0.04 |
 | 21 | 1.30 ± 0.09 | 0.33 ± 0.02 | 1.64 ± 0.12 | 3.94 ± 0.16 | 0.70 ± 0.06 |
T 3 | 0 | 1.02 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.00 | 1.34 ± 0.03 | 3.20 ± 0.25 | 0.51 ± 0.06 |
 | 7 | 1.42 ± 0.15 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 1.78 ± 0.14 | 4.07 ± 0.63 | 0.55 ± 0.06 |
 | 14 | 1.51 ± 0.06 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 1.90 ± 0.10 | 4.10 ± 0.78 | 0.68 ± 0.04 |
 | 21 | 1.54 ± 0.17 | 0.38 ± 0.05 | 1.92 ± 0.16 | 3.94 ± 0.50 | 0.69 ± 0.06 |
T 4 | 0 | 1.02 ± 0.01 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 1.34 ± 0.01 | 3.18 ± 0.05 | 0.53 ± 0.03 |
 | 7 | 1.45 ± 0.06 | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 1.82 ± 0.07 | 4.02 ± 0.08 | 0.55 ± 0.01 |
 | 14 | 1.61 ± 0.20 | 0.39 ± 0.01 | 2.01 ± 0.15 | 4.12 ± 0.48 | 0.70 ± 0.02 |
 | 21 | 1.66 ± 0.17 | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 2.05 ± 0.21 | 4.37 ± 0.34 | 0.72 ± 0.04 |
T 5 | 0 | 1.02 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 1.34 ± 0.04 | 3.19 ± 0.25 | 0.52 ± 0.01 |
 | 7 | 1.44 ± 0.10 | 0.35 ± 0.02 | 1.79 ± 0.09 | 4.16 ± 0.70 | 0.53 ± 0.06 |
 | 14 | 1.47 ± 0.07 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 1.82 ± 0.07 | 4.20 ± 0.34 | 0.60 ± 0.02 |
 | 21 | 1.45 ± 0.02 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 1.80 ± 0.04 | 4.26 ± 0.17 | 0.65 ± 0.01 |
ANOVA | F- values | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | D | 49.67* | 14.12* | 47.87* | 11.98* | 11.41* |
 | T | 27.24* | 3.49* | 27.28* | 5.5* | ns |
 | D × T | 4.83* | ns | 4.79* | ns | ns |