| S.No |
Treatment |
Plant Growth Parameters |
Pre
Treatment |
Days After Treatment
|
| 20th |
40th |
60th |
80th |
| 1 |
Control |
Length of the shoot (cm) |
22.0±0.1 |
24.0±1.1 |
25.5±0.2 |
26.5±0.1 |
27.0±0.4 |
| 2. |
Test |
|
23.0±0.3 |
28.0±0.2 |
32.0±0.4 |
37.5±0.1 |
38.0±0.6* |
| 3. |
Control |
Leaf surface area (cm) |
5.0±1.3 |
5.3±0.4 |
5.6±0.2 |
5.6±0.6 |
5.7±0.4 |
| 4. |
Test |
|
5.0±0.4 |
5.4±1.5 |
5.6±0.4 |
5.9±1.1 * |
6.2±0.4* |
| 5. |
Control |
Height of the plant (cm) |
24.0±0.3 |
26.0±0.4 |
27.0±0.1 |
28.0±0.4 |
30.0±1.4 |
| 6. |
Test |
|
25.0±0.4 |
31.0±0.7 |
34.0±0.1 |
39.1±0.3* |
40.5±0.5* |
| 7. |
Control |
Total new branches emerged / plant |
1.0±0.2 |
2.0±0.3 |
2.0±0.4 |
3.0±1.2 |
3.0±0.4 |
| 8. |
Test |
|
1.0±0.2 |
2.0±0.8 |
3.0±0.4 |
5.0±0.3 |
6.0±0.5* |
| 9. |
Control |
Total foliage count / plant |
15.0±0.3 |
22.0±0.4 |
28.0±0.1 |
31.0±1.4 |
37.0±0.6 |
| 10. |
Test |
|
15.0±0.2 |
29.0±0.4 |
34.0±0.4 |
37.0±0.1* |
40.0±0.4s* |
*Mean of five replications
* Significant at P > 0.05 level by DMRT
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