Table 1.

Effects of 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on the growth and yield of summer tea.

EBR concentration (ppm)	Length of sprout (cm)	Density of bud (bud/m2)	Weight of 100 buds (g)	Yield (g/m2)
0	1.96 ± 0.105b	1701 ± 51.8d	9.30 ± 0.681c	260.7 ± 18.78c
0.01	2.00 ± 0.119b	1716 ± 114.6cd	9.55 ± 0.901bc	286.0 ± 17.71bc
0.05	2.15 ± 0.146ab	1976 ± 135.6b	10.45 ± 0.717ab	309.1 ± 21.00b
0.1	2.28 ± 0.130a	2274 ± 163.5a	11.07 ± 0.940 a	359.2 ± 21.36a
0.5	2.22 ± 0.097a	2139 ± 155.3ab	10.62 ± 0.837ab	320.8 ± 23.82b
1	2.19 ± 0.128a	1850 ± 107.5bc	10.54 ± 0.552ab	292.0 ± 20.02bc

Mean denoted by different letters indicate significant differences between the treatments (P < 0.05).