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Table 4 The maximum, minimum, and transformation rate of starch and total nonstructural carbohydrate (TNC) concentrations in the main-stem functional leaves of upland cotton in 2019 and 2020

From: Effects of mepiquat chloride and plant population density on leaf photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in upland cotton

Treatment

Starch /(mg·g−1 DW)

 

TNC /(mg·g−1 DW)

 

Max

 

Min

 

Rate

 

Max

 

Min

 

Rate

 
 

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

MC1D1

162.03a

212.91c

53.58a

35.10a

66.91a

83.51b

210.21b

266.62c

71.15b

56.80c

66.14a

78.70a

MC1D2

158.45a

228.80b

51.11a

37.81a

67.65a

83.46b

209.50b

283.80b

72.80ab

61.78b

65.20a

78.23a

MC1D3

170.78a

262.30a

56.09a

36.60a

67.09a

86.05a

226.59a

322.05a

77.76ab

65.75ab

65.64a

79.58a

MC0D1

125.67b

173.12d

52.09a

37.40a

58.20b

78.39c

185.49c

234.05d

71.88b

63.92b

61.03ab

72.66b

MC0D2

90.63c

168.99d

50.79a

38.13a

43.93c

77.43c

149.09d

231.20d

74.59ab

69.81a

49.95c

69.81c

MC0D3

128.32b

168.13d

55.75a

36.86a

56.52b

78.01c

196.94bc

230.61d

81.16a

65.96ab

58.79b

71.35bc

MC1

163.75a

234.67a

53.59a

36.50a

67.22a

84.34a

215.43a

290.82a

73.90a

61.44b

65.66a

78.84a

MC0

114.87b

170.08b

52.87a

37.46a

52.88b

77.94b

177.17b

231.95b

75.88a

66.56a

56.59b

71.27b

D1

143.85a

193.02b

52.84a

36.25a

62.56a

80.95a

197.85b

250.33b

71.52b

60.36b

63.59a

75.68a

D2

124.54b

198.90b

50.95a

37.97a

55.79b

80.45a

179.29c

257.50b

73.70b

65.79a

57.57b

74.02b

D3

149.55a

215.22a

55.92a

36.73a

61.81a

82.03a

211.76a

276.33a

79.46a

65.86a

62.22a

75.47a

  1. Means within a column followed by different letters are significantly different at P = 0.05. MC: mepiquat chloride; MC0: no MC application; MC1: MC application; D1: 2.25 plants·m−2; D2: 4.5 plants·m−2; D3: 6.75 plants·m−2