Table 3
Thigmomorphogenetic effect of regular measurements of leaves (length and number of leaflets), growth and branching of order 1 axes of young rose plants (2007 trial); Rosa
hybrida ‘Radrazz’, Knock-Outฎ.
Variables Control MS P-value Difference
No. of branchings at scales 0.20 1.33 0.000 Significant
No. of branchings at metamers 5.07 4.53 0.144 Non-significant
No. of metamers on the axis 8.73 9.40 0.542 Non-significant
Axis diameter (mm) 2.86 2.73 0.643 Non-significant
Axis length (cm) 15.39 14.08 0.579 Non-significant
Average length of leafy metamers (cm) 1.91 1.61 0.013 Significa