Table 4 Chl content, biomass and leaf properties (mean ± SE, n = 3) of Liriope muscari grown under high (HI), medium (MI) and low (LI) incident PAR in two groups

Chl a [mg L⁻¹]

4.71 ± 0.78b

5.30 ± 0.21ab

11.77 ± 2.93ab

6.69 ± 0.24ab

8.57 ± 0.52ab

13.59 ± 3.06a

Chl b [mg L⁻¹]

1.60 ± 0.20c

2.08 ± 0.15c

5.15 ± 1.07b

2.44 ± 0.07c

3.43 ± 0.12bc

7.68 ± 0.64a

Chl (a + b) [mg L⁻¹]

6.31 ± 0.57b

7.38 ± 0.25b

16.92 ± 3.98ab

9.14 ± 0.25b

12.01 ± 0.61ab

21.26 ± 3.70a

Chl a/b

2.91 ± 0.14a

2.56 ± 0.20a

2.25 ± 0.10a

2.74 ± 0.13a

2.50 ± 0.10a

1.73 ± 0.24b

Caro [mg L⁻¹]

2.05 ± 0.29a

2.46 ± 0.37a

3.52 ± 0.16a

2.47 ± 0.07a

2.86 ± 0.06a

3.77 ± 0.81a

whole plant weight [g]

6.84 ± 1.53a

6.48 ± 1.36a

6.89 ± 0.22a

6.08 ± 0.80a

5.78 ± 1.24a

6.65 ± 1.02a

Root weight [g]

3.11 ± 0.84a

3.34 ± 0.79a

3.20 ± 0.12a

3.35 ± 0.46a

2.91 ± 0.67a

3.57 ± 1.06a

Root tubers weight [g]

0.32 ± 0.13ab

0.34 ± 0.08ab

0.88 ± 0.45a

0.19 ± 0.01b

0.25 ± 0.03b

0.43 ± 0.10ab

Root tubers length [cm]

1.73 ± 0.19ab

2.20 ± 0.10ab

2.53 ± 0.52a

1.30 ± 0.15b

1.73 ± 0.24ab

2.00 ± 0.06ab

Leaf weight [g]

0.14 ± 0.03a

0.14 ± 0.04a

0.14 ± 0.03a

0.19 ± 0.01a

0.12 ± 0.01a

0.18 ± 0.01a

Long leaf length [cm]

34.47 ± 0.64a

32.60 ± 0.49a

34.67 ± 0.68a

34.20 ± 0.40a

31.33 ± 0.58a

32.97 ± 1.48a

Long leaf width [cm]

0.60 ± 0.15a

0.57 ± 0.15a

0.40 ± 0.01a

0.43 ± 0.03a

0.43 ± 0.03a

0.33 ± 0.03a

Short leaf length [cm]

21.20 ± 0.72a

17.67 ± 2.08ab

17.83 ± 0.20ab

18.27 ± 1.33ab

17.43 ± 0.55ab

15.47 ± 0.45b

Short leaf width [cm]

0.37 ± 0.03a

0.40 ± 0.10a

0.33 ± 0.03a

0.43 ± 0.10a

0.40 ± 0.03a

0.27 ± 0.03a