Table 3. Chlorophyll contents and Leaf growth characteristics of Thermopsis lupinoides under different shading treatments.

Treatments Chlorophyll contents (g/cm2) LMA (mg⋅cm−2)
a b a+b a/b
Full sunlight 0.11b(±0.03) 0.04b(±0.01) 0.15b(±0.04) 2.85a(±0.17) 6.38a(±0.70)
Shaded 50% 0.24a(±0.04) 0.13a(±0.05) 0.37a(±0.08) 2.13a(±0.59) 4.40b(±0.55)
Shaded 75% 0.21ab(±0.02) 0.07ab(±0.01) 0.28ab(±0.02) 2.86a(±0.26) 3.45b(±0.19)
Shaded 95% 0.16ab(±0.04) 0.06ab(±0.01) 0.23ab(±0.04) 2.55a(±0.24) 3.28b(±0.16)