. 2015 Jun 22;10(6):e0131213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131213

Table 1. Effects of plant hormone inhibitors applied at pre-anthesis on the shoot dry weight and grain yield.

Primary target for inhibition	Chemicals	mM	Shoot dry weight (g plant^-1)	Grain yield (g plant^-1)
-	UTC	-	17.0 ± 0.7	28.1±0.5
ABA synthesis	NDGA	0.12	20.8 ± 1.1 ^*	33.9 ± 2.0 ^*
		0.6	13.7 ± 0.4 ^*	23.5 ± 0.7 ^*
		3	13.4 ± 0.5 ^*	23.5 ± 0.7 ^*
GA synthesis	Paclobutrazol	0.016	13.9 ± 0.7 ^*	25.3 ± 1.8
		0.08	13.2 ± 0.9 ^*	22.5 ± 0.8 ^*
		0.4	11.9 ± 0.7 ^*	21.3 ± 1.5 ^*
BR synthesis	Imazalil	0.04	14.3 ± 1.3	24.3 ± 2.4
		0.2	13.8 ± 0.9 ^*	22.8 ± 1.2 ^*
		1	13.4 ± 0.5 ^*	19.7 ± 1.2 ^*
BR synthesis	Propiconazole	0.04	15.1 ± 1.0	26.9 ± 2.1
		0.2	13.5 ± 0.7 ^*	23.9 ± 1.1 ^*
		1	13.4 ± 0.7 ^*	25.5 ± 1.9
Auxin synthesis	L-AOPP	0.04	14.1 ± 1.4	23.8 ± 2.5
		0.2	13.8 ± 0.5 ^*	22.9 ± 0.7 ^*
		1	12.5 ± 1.3 ^*	23.3 ± 1.8 ^*
Auxin perception	PEO-IAA	0.04	15.2 ± 0.5 ^*	26.4 ± 1.8
		0.2	13.6 ± 0.7 ^*	26.1 ± 2.1
		1	13.7 ± 0.8 ^*	22.6 ± 0.8 ^*
Ethylene synthesis	AIB	0.2	14.0 ± 0.8 ^*	24.2 ± 2.0
		1	13.8 ± 0.7 ^*	23.1 ± 1.7 ^*
		5	14.7 ± 1.4	22.3 ± 2.2 ^*
Ethylene perception	AgNO₃	0.12	14.3 ± 0.8 ^*	23.8 ± 0.8 ^*
		0.6	14.2 ± 0.6 ^*	21.8 ± 1.8 ^*
		3	12.7 ± 0.7 ^*	13.6 ± 0.8 ^*

Values are Mean ± SE (n = 6).

* indicates significance at P ≤ 0.05.