Table 4. Effect of fertilization concentration on height, root collar diameter and H/D and ratio of Koelreuteria paniculata container seedlings.

Container type Fertilization concentration (gㆍL−1) Height Root collar diameter H/D ratio (cmㆍmm−1)
Growth (cm) Relative growth rate (cmㆍday−1) Growth (cm) Relative growth rate (cmㆍday−1)
KK-SI500 (15-cell) 0 6.26±1.39g 0.043±0.013e 2.81±0.41f 0.021±0.006ef 2.26±0.57e
1 10.07±3.05e 0.064±0.031d 3.33±0.66de 0.023±0.010ef 3.02±0.65d
2 10.63±4.14de 0.066±0.038d 3.13±0.75ef 0.022±0.010ef 3.38±0.90cd
3 11.48±4.96de 0.067±0.045d 3.05±0.58ef 0.020±0.010f 3.68±1.02bc
KCNR-SI810 (12-cell) 0 7.11±2.48fg 0.051±0.018de 3.15±0.60ef 0.025±0.005de 2.22±0.44e
1 13.25±4.97cd 0.092±0.038c 3.87±0.92c 0.030±0.009cd 3.37±0.73cd
2 14.48±6.38bc 0.101±0.048bc 3.72±1.06cd 0.029±0.010cd 3.82±0.92b
3 15.34±7.41bc 0.110±0.053bc 3.67±0.87c 0.031±0.009cd 3.85±0.95b
KCNR-SI1300 (6-cell) 0 9.24±3.16ef 0.067±0.024d 3.55±0.64cd 0.028±0.005cd 2.57±0.59e
1 16.08±6.74b 0.116±0.049bc 4.41±0.93b 0.035±0.007b 3.58±1.09bc
2 21.35±8.65a 0.161±0.066a 5.25±1.20a 0.041±0.008a 3.99±1.09a
3 22.60±9.15a 0.149±0.066a 5.17±1.04a 0.041±0.011a 4.30±1.18ab
Container type 2517.317*** 0.128*** 96.257*** 0.006*** 11.754***
Fertilization concentration 1687.563*** 0.86*** 16.867*** 0.001*** 53.814***
Container type * Fertilization concentration 187.599*** 0.10*** 6.19*** 0.12*** 0.935ns