. 2025 Aug 25;15:31223. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16004-6

Table 5.

Effect of Egyptian clover cultivars and dodder control treatments on fresh and dry weights of clover in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.

Varieties/treatments	Rate fed⁻¹	Fresh and dry weights of clover (ton fed⁻¹)
		First cut		Second cut		Third cut		Fourth cut
		FW	DW	FW	DW	FW	DW	FW	DW
2021/2022 Season
Gemmiza 1		7.20^b	1.24^ab	11.42^b	1.78^b	11.02^b	1.77^b	10.95^b	1.74^b
Helali		7.54^a	1.31^a	11.53^a	1.88^a	11.56^a	1.87^a	11.63^a	1.84^a
Giza 6		6.82^c	1.20^b	10.84^c	1.77^b	10.85^b	1.74^b	10.72^b	1.72^c
LSD_0.05		0.044	0.007	0.043	0.023	0.171	0.034	0.533	0.013
Bioherbicide	10 kg	6.41^d	1.15^d	9.96^e	1.67^e	9.05^e	1.53^d	8.47^e	1.40^d
Bioherbicide	20 kg	6.78^c	1.19^c	10.63^d	1.75^d	9.68^d	1.6^c	9.06^d	1.47^c
Bioherbicide	30 kg	6.84^c	1.19^c	10.77^d	1.77^c	9.83^d	1.62^c	9.15^d	1.48^c
Si-NPs	14 g	7.60^b	1.32^b	11.90^c	1.91^b	12.44^c	1.97^b	12.72^c	2.02^b
Si-NPs	22 g	7.64^b	1.33^b	12.17^b	1.95^a	12.77^b	2.01^a	13.01^b	2.05^a
Si-NPs	30 g	7.69^b	1.34^b	12.21^b	1.95^a	12.78^b	2.01^a	13.08^b	2.05^a
Glyphosate	33.1 g	7.66^b	1.33^b	12.17^b	1.94^a	12.74^b	2.01^a	12.99^b	2.05^a
Infested		5.64^e	1.01^e	7.76^f	1.44^f	7.68^f	1.37^e	7.57^f	1.30^e
Non-infested		8.44^a	1.37^a	12.66^a	1.95^a	13.31^a	2.02^a	13.83^a	2.08^a
LSD_0.05		0.233	0.020	0.162	0.019	0.167	0.026	0.187	0.036
2022/2023 Season
Gemmiza 1		6.10^b	1.09^b	9.69^b	1.56^b	9.67^b	1.55^b	9.61^b	1.53^b
Helali		6.39^a	1.15^a	10.12^a	1.65^a	10.15^a	1.64^a	10.21^a	1.61^a
Giza 6		5.78^c	1.05^c	9.51^c	1.56^b	9.53^b	1.53^b	9.41^b	1.51^c
LSD _0.05		0.037	0.007	0.038	0.022	0.152	0.030	0.469	0.013
Bioherbicide	10 kg	5.45^d	1.01^e	8.77^e	1.47^e	7.97^e	1.35^d	7.46^e	1.23^d
Bioherbicide	20 kg	5.76^c	1.04^d	9.36^d	1.54^d	8.52^d	1.41^c	7.98^d	1.29^c
Bioherbicide	30 kg	5.81^c	1.05^d	9.48^d	1.56^c	8.65^d	1.42^c	8.05^d	1.31^c
Si-NPs	14 g	6.46^b	1.16^c	10.47^c	1.68^b	10.95^c	1.74^b	11.19^c	1.78^b
Si-NPs	22 g	6.50^b	1.17^bc	10.71^b	1.71^a	11.24^b	1.77^a	11.45^b	1.81^a
Si-NPs	30 g	6.54^b	1.18^b	10.75^b	1.71^a	11.24^b	1.77^a	11.51^b	1.81^a
Glyphosate	33.1 g	6.51^b	1.17^bc	10.71^b	1.71^a	11.21^b	1.77^a	11.44^b	1.80^a
Infested		4.63^e	0.85^f	6.59^f	1.22^f	6.53^d	1.17^e	6.44^f	1.10^e
Non-infested		7.18^a	1.21^a	11.15^a	1.71^a	11.71^a	1.78^a	12.17^a	1.83^a
LSD_0.05		0.198	0.018	0.142	0.017	0.146	0.022	0.164	0.033

FW = Fresh weight, DW = dry weight. Values (means) followed by different letter(s) are significantly different according to LSD at p ≤ 0.05. LSD values are in bold.