Table 1.

Plant characteristics of field grown IT97K-499-35 after 1–5 treatments with 30 ml of 1000 mg/l per plant

Number of treatments	Mean number
	Plant height (mm)	Branches	Peduncles	Pods	Seeds
5	226	6.0	33	0**	0**
4	263	6.0	41	1.5*	9.5**
3	318	6.3	48	0**	0**
2	280	7.0	37	2.0*	1.0**
1	313	7.0	71	4.3*	22**
Control	401	6.0	42	16	121

*, **Significantly different from the control at the 5% and 1% levels, respectively, Student t test. n = 2 or 3, for each treatment level