Statistical analysis
There were three replicates for each treatment in all experiments,
which were laid out in a completely randomized design. Minitab
software was used for statistical analysis (Minitab Inc., PA, USA; www.minitab.com). Data were subjected to one-way analysis of variance
(ANOVA) followed by mean separation by Least Significant Difference
(LSD) test at P ≤ 0.05.