Appendix Table A. 2. Traits measured to investigate response to drought stress
Collection phase Trait Units
Start of the treatment (25th May 2017) plant height cm
leaf area cm2
no. of main stem leaves
stem diameter 5 cm for above the mark, 6 cm for below the mark
mm
During treatment (21th - 24th June 2017)
plant height
cm
leaf area cm2
no. of primaries
no. of suckers
no. of leaves on main stem, primaries and suckers
End of Treatment (12th -26th September 2017) plant height, cm
leaf area cm2
no. of primaries
no. of suckers
no. of leaves on the main stem, primaries and suckers
fresh weight of all leaves g
dry weight of all leaves g
specific leaf area cm2 g-1
root volume cm3