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Table 2. Effects of plant hormone inhibitors applied at both pre-anthesis and post-anthesis on the biomass production and grain yield.

Primary target for inhibition	Chemicals	mM	Shoot dry weight (g plant^-1)	Grain yield (g plant^-1)
-	UTC		17.8 ± 1.4	25.7 ± 0.3
ABA synthesis	NDGA	0.12	18.1 ± 1.4	30.5 ± 1.8 ^*
		0.6	13.8 ± 0.9 ^*	21.9 ± 1.4 ^*
		3	14.0 ± 0.2 ^*	23.1 ± 0.9 ^*
GA synthesis	Paclobutrazol	0.016	14.3 ± 1.2	24.8 ± 1.8
		0.08	14.5 ± 0.4 ^*	25.2 ± 0.9
		0.4	13.5 ± 0.9 ^*	22.1 ± 0.9 ^*
BR synthesis	Imazalil	0.04	14.4 ± 0.8 ^*	25.3 ± 2
		0.2	14.1 ± 0.9 ^*	22.3 ± 1.4 ^*
		1	13.5 z± 0.8 ^*	22.0 ± 1.9
BR synthesis	Propiconazole	0.04	14.8 ± 0.5 ^*	25.8 ± 1.4
		0.2	15.2 ± 1.5	26.7 ± 1.3
		1	13.7 ± 0.7 ^*	22.2 ± 1.9
Auxin synthesis	L-AOPP	0.04	15.3 ± 1.3	21.9 ± 1.4 ^*
		0.2	14.2 ± 1.0 ^*	23.1 ± 1.8 ^*
		1	13.9 ± 1.0 ^*	23.6 ± 2.1
Auxin perception	PEO-IAA	0.04	17.1 ± 1.4	29.9 ± 1.9 ^*
		0.2	14.2 ± 1.0	23.1 ± 1.8
		1	14.7 ± 0.6	22.6 ± 1.2 ^*
Ethylene synthesis	AIB	0.2	15.7 ± 0.4	26.4 ± 1.4
		1	14.8 ± 0.8 ^*	24.4 ± 0.9
		5	15.1 ± 1.0 ^*	24.7 ± 1.1
Ethylene perception	AgNO₃	0.12	13.4 ± 0.5 ^*	21.4 ±0.7
		0.6	15.5 ± 0.8	21.5 ± 0.9 ^*
		3	13.7 ± 0.6 ^*	12.7 ± 0.8 ^*

Values are Mean ± SE (n = 6).

* indicates significance at P ≤ 0.05.