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Analysis over first 15 days<br />

Cultivar RGR<br />

[d 1 ]<br />

NAR<br />

[mg cm <br />

2 d 1 ]<br />

LAR<br />

[cm 2 g 1 ]<br />

LWR<br />

[g g 1 ]<br />

SLA<br />

[cm 2 g 1 ]<br />

B6144F 0.293 2.06 c 144 a 0.423 b 340 a<br />

Vandana 0.292 2.39 a 122 c 0.382 c 319 ab<br />

APO 0.290 2.27 ab 128 bc 0.393 c 326 a<br />

IR60080 0.296 2.22 ab 133 b 0.444 a 300 bc<br />

• The two fastest growing cultivars were having a completely different growth<br />

strategy:<br />

B6144F invested in quantity (a high LAR)<br />

Vandana invested in quality (a high NAR)<br />

• Fast growth doesn’t seem to be restricted to a single strategy

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