Table 4. The effect of drip irrigation treatment level on dry weight and T/R ratio of 4 and 8-year-old Prunus×yedoensis containerized seedlings.

Irrigation treatment (L/year/tree) Dry weight (g) T/R (g · g−1)
Leaf Stem Branch Root Total
4-year-old Prunus×yedoensis containerized seedling
232 100.0±30.0a 779.0±104.1c 277.7±47.0b 470.0±99.9b 1626.7±215.2c 2.5±0.3a
288 118.3±28.4a 1388.0±84.2a 493.7±42.6a 766.0±69.2a 2766.0±124.6a 2.6±0.2a
344 88.3±5.8a 1171.3±64.7b 470.3±97.2a 601.7±45.4b 2331.7±51.3b 2.9±0.4a
F-value 1.2NS 38.8*** 9.4* 11.8** 46.2*** 1.3NS
8-year-old Prunus×yedoensis containerized seedling
360 351.7±72.9b 5347.7±554.9a 2923.3±586.2ab 4491.7±270.8ab 13114.3±190.9b 1.9±0.1a
416 455.0±27.8a 5866.7±481.5a 3613.3±690.0a 5115.0±370.0a 15050.0±1026.3a 2.0±0.3a
472 380.0±22.9ab 3761.7±834.2b 2264.3±667.6b 4016.7±447.7b 10422.7±1233.6c 1.6±0.4a
F-value 3.9NS 8.8* 3.2NS 6.7* 18.6** 0.9NS