## 3 Results
### Flowering
#### 3.3.2 Bud Fresh Weights  
After 8 weeks of floral development, differences were observed in the production of floral material per plant. Plants at the higher P concentrations (22.5 and 30.0 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\)) were more vigorously branched and had wider diameters. Given hemp plants will produce infloresances at each node, the more nodes per branching structure results in greater floral biomass per plant.  
When the terminal apical bud, three-terminal secondary branch buds, and three interior branch buds were harvested, differences were observed in floral production based on P concentration (Table 6). The greatest floral fresh weight was observed at the 22.50 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P concentration, which was statistically greater than 3.75 and 7.50 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P, although it was statistically similar to the weights observed in the upper four concentrations (11.25, 15.0, and 30.0 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P). The lowest bud fresh weight was observed  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{2}{c}{**P Fertility**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Height \({}^{\gamma}\)**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Diameter \({}^{\gamma}\)**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Total above Ground**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Bud Fresh Weight \({}^{\kappa}\)**} \\ \cline{2-9} \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Concentrations \({}^{\kappa}\)**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Mean**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**SD \({}^{\kappa}\)**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Mean**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**SD**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Mean**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**SD**} \\ \hline
3.75 & 79.78 C & 4.57 & 62.54 C & 9.11 & 92.23 BC & 25.06 & 32.51 B & 4.85 \\ \hline
7.50 & 79.44 C & 6.33 & 65.25 C & 5.02 & 74.60 C & 18.97 & 29.21 B & 5.28 \\ \hline
11.25 & \
\begin{tabular}{c} 84.46 \\ BC \\ \end{tabular} & 4.00 & 73.64 B & 2.15 &
\begin{tabular}{c} 104.17 \\ BC \\ \end{tabular} & 13.22 & 37.96 AB & 4.23 \\ \hline
15.0 & 86.97 B & 2.67 & 79.94 B & 4.53 & 116.81 B & 19.79 & 39.41 AB & 6.35 \\ \hline
22.50 & 94.81 A & 5.03 &
\begin{tabular}{c} 90.425 \\ A \\ \end{tabular} & 5.33 & 163.95 A & 23.55 & 43.05 A & 13.35 \\ \hline
30.0 & 97.46 A & 2.80 & 91.65 A & 4.97 & 167.98 A & 26.03 & 39.12 AB & 5.33 \\ \hline Significance \({}^{\kappa}\) & *** & *** & *** & *** & *** \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} \({}^{\kappa}\) P fertility concentrations based on mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\). \({}^{\gamma}\) All height and diameter measurements based on cm. Diameter was calculated by taking the widest two points on a plant taken 90\({}^{\circ}\) from each other. These numbers were then added together and divided by 2 to obtain the diameter measurement. All dry weights were in grams and taken based on oven-dried material. \({}^{\kappa}\) Bud fresh weights (g) taken at the time of harvest. Weights include the terminal shoot apical bud, three axillary terminal buds, and three interior buds. \({}^{\kappa}\) All standard deviation values assumed to be \(\pm\) of the given value. \({}^{\kappa}\), \({}^{\kappa}\), or *** indicate statistically significant differences between sample means based on \(F\)-test (proc GLM) at \(p\leq 0.05\), \(p\leq 0.01\), or \(p\leq 0.001\), respectively. NS (not significant) indicates the \(F\)-test difference between sample means was \(p>0.05\). Values with the same letter indicate a lack of statistical significance while values with different letters indicate statistically significant results.  
\end{table}
Table 6: The impacts of phosphorus (P) fertility on plant growth metrics of _C. sativa_ “BaOx” after eight weeks of critical night length (CNL) induction.  
at the 7.50 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P concentration. The 22.50 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P concentration resulted in bud fresh weights which were 47.4% greater than the 7.50 mg\(\cdot\)L\({}^{-1}\) P concentration (Table 6).