Parameter Day of observation Control Lead SA Lead+SA
Plant height, cm 20 5.01±0.37 6.85±0.45 4.85±0.41 7.15±0.27
  26 11.54±0.69 14.5±0.86 12.96±0.78 15.25±0.76
  32 16.21±0.89 26.31±1.13 22.50±1.03 21.55±1.31
  38 29.03±1.64 39.46±1.06 39.52±1.35 38.62±1.2
  44 45.26±2.29 46.32±0.65 63.42±1.24 61.34±1.5
Number of tendrils 20 1.43±0.18 2.13±0.15 3.55±0.18 2.41±0.3
  26 3.97±0.27 4.23±0.28 4.02±0.21 4.98±0.26
  32 7.13±0.40 8.07±0.51 8.13±0.44 7.89±0.56
  38 16.74±0.98 18.22±0.59 19.34±1.51 18.1±0.6
  44 34.12±1.89 29.42±0.76 30.46±1.12 29.34±1.1
Number of leaves 20 2.64±0.29 8.44±0.58 11.21±0.56 13.56±0.57
  26 7.83±0.46 22.51±0.54 20.12±0.62 17.82±0.64
  33 13.21±0.57 27.36±0.61 25.49±0.71 24.95±0.4
  38 27.41±1.31 34.58±0.96 39.52±1.13 35.67±1.63
  44 43.37±2.32 56.93±0.74 51.26±1.17 45.78±1.57
Leaf length, cm 20 2.61±0.2 1.56±0.09 2.11±0.12 2.03±0.23
  26 3.82±0.1 2.73±0.05 2.91±0.13 3.71±0.1
  32 2.57±0.08 3.65±0.04 4.02±0.16 3.89±0.09
  38 4.07±0.17 4.54±0.12 3.98±0.15 4.65±0.1
  44 5.12±0.21 4.95±0.04 6.54±0.18 5.34±0.14
Leaf width, cm 20 2.14±0.13 1.23±0.06 2.13±0.21 2.01±0.23
  26 1.67±0.08 2.61±0.05 3.10±0.16 1.76±0.12
  32 3.11±0.07 3.16±0.04 2.85±0.14 3.02±0.16
  38 3.94±0.14 4.07±0.01 2.99±0.06 2.94±0.15
  44 4.13±0.19 4.75±0.03 4.23±0.15 4.12±0.1
Table 1: Effects of lead and salicylic acid on plant growth parameters.