Table 2. Effect of drought on mean and standard error of selected growth response traits of C. canephora
Trait
Ample-water grand mean (se)
Restricted-water grand mean (se)
Relative change ( %)
RGRA [d-1]
0.016 (0.0001)
0.012 (0.0001)
-25.0
TNL
21 (0.5)
13 (0.3)
-38.1
TL [cm2]
3653 (94)
2526 (53)
-30.9
TLDW [g]
17 (0.5)
13 (0.4)
-23.5
SLA [cm2 g-1]
251 (5)
221 (3)
-12.0
RL [cm3 cm-2]
0.007(0.0002)
0.009 (0.0002)
28.6
Relative growth in leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]) Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific Leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]), Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]), se: standard error Relative growth in leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]) Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific Leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]), Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]), se: standard error Relative growth in leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]) Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific Leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]), Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]), se: standard error Relative growth in leaf area (RGRA [d-1]), Total number of leaves (TNL), Total leaf area (TL [cm2]) Total leaf dry weight (TLDW [g]), Specific Leaf area (SLA [cm2 g-1]), Root volume to leaf area ratio (RL [cm3 cm-2]), se: standard error