Table 1 Determination of physiological indexes in leaves

Photosynthesis parameters

Pn (µmol·m^− 2·s^− 1)

5.3413 ± 0.9168 a

3.2563 ± 0.9505 b

Gs (mol·m^− 2·s^− 1)

0.6167 ± 0.0025 a

0.3333 ± 0.0041 b

Ci (µmol·mol^− 1)

273.54 ± 5.4665 a

220.72 ± 5.9231 b

Tr (mmol·m^− 2·s^− 1)

1.0480 ± 0.1209 a

0.752 ± 0.0325 b

wuE (mmol·mol^− 1)

5.4775 ± 0.1802 a

4.3379 ± 0.2823 b

Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters

Fv/Fm

0.6390 ± 0.0147 a

0.5283 ± 0.0182 b

Pigments

Chl a (mg·g^− 1)

1.3383 ± 0.1007 a

0.1527 ± 0.0498 b

Chl b (mg·g^− 1)

0.5222 ± 0.0812 a

0.0534 ± 0.0034 b

Carotenoid (mg·g^− 1)

0.2488 ± 0.0279 a

0.0666 ± 0.0012 b