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Table 1 Root and shoot dry weights and root-to-shoot ratios for each treatment

From: Sargassum sp. as a biofertilizer: is it really a key towards sustainable agriculture for The Bahamas?

Treatment

Root dry weight (g)

Shoot dry weight (g)

Root-to-shoot ratio

North control

0.93 ± 0.19

4.29 ± 0.15

1:4.61

North algae 1%

0.12 ± 0.03

0.69 ± 0.21

1:5.75

North algae 5%

0.08 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.22

1:5.13

North algae 10%

0.02 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.08

1:7.00

North NPK

0.39 ± 0.08

2.68 ± 0.62

1:6.87

Central control

0.23 ± 0.13

1.53 ± 0.69

1:6.65

Central algae 1%

0.02

0.23

1:11.5

Central algae 5%

0.30 ± 0.20

1.63 ± 0.97

1:5.43

Central algae 10%

–

–

–

Central NPK

0.10 ± 0.09

0.57 ± 0.47

1:5.70

South control

0.04 ± 0.03

0.27 ± 0.12

1:6.75

South algae 1%

0.10 ± 0.10

0.47 ± 0.40

1:4.70

South algae 5%

0.01 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.02

1:4.00

South algae 10%

0.01 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

1:6.00

South NPK

0.26 ± 0.15

1.64 ± 1.02

1:6.31