. 2018 Nov 8;9:1401. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01401

Table 3.

Effect of biostimulant treatment on biometric traits of soybean (average from 2014 to 2016).

Parameters	Biostimulant treatment	Biostimulant
		Atonik				Tytanit
		Season			Average	Season			Average
		2014	2015	2016		2014	2015	2016
Plant height (cm)	C	85.4^a	81.9^a	88.1^a	85.1^a	85.4^a	81.9^a	88.1^a	85.1^a
	LSS	108.8^b	97.4^b	118.2^b	114.9^b	107.9^b	101.8^b	116.8^b	108.8^b
	LDS	110.3^b	99.2^b	117.8^b	114.2^b	120.0^b	99.7^b	114.6^b	111.4^b
	HSS	112.7^b	99.9^b	115.6^b	115.8^b	118.3^b	97.5^b	118.4^b	111.4^b
	HDS	114.5^b	100.7^b	115.3^b	111.0^b	113.7^b	100.5^b	170.0^b	110.4^b
	Average	106.3^b	95.8^a	111.0^c		109.1^b	96.3^a	111.0^b
Number of internodes in the main shoot	C	11.2^a	10.1^a	9.6^a	10.3^a	11.2^ab	10.1^a	9.6^a	10.3^bc
	LSS	10.7^a	10.6^a	11.1^a	13.0^a	12.3^b	10.5^a	12.4^a	11.7^c
	LDS	10.5^a	9.6^a	11.4^a	12.6^a	7.2^a	8.2^a	8.5^a	8.0^a
	HSS	11.8^a	10.9^a	12.6^a	14.0^a	7.8^a	8.4^a	9.1^a	8.4^ab
	HDS	12.2^a	9.8^a	11.9^a	11.3^a	11.4^ab	9.4^a	10.0^a	10.3^bc
	Average	11.3^b	10.2^a	11.3^b		10.0^a	9.3^a	9.9^a
Number of pods (per plant)	C	1793^a	1581^a	1907^a	15.4^a	15.2^a	14.7^a	16.3a	15.4a
	LSS	2238^b	2428^bc	2386^b	21.4^c	18.3^ab	15.5^ab	16.8a	16.9ab
	LDS	2235^b	2576^c	2529^b	18.1^ab	23.4^b	19.5d	21.9b	21.6d
	HSS	2375^b	2317^b	2420^b	17.7^ab	18.7^ab	19.0cd	16.8a	18.1bc
	HDS	2377^b	2414^bc	2445^b	20.7^bc	22.7^b	17.4bc	19.8ab	20.0cd
	Average	18.6^a	19.7^a	19.1^a		19.7^c	17.2^a	18.3b
Location height of the first pod (cm)	C	12.5^a	11.1^a	11.7^a	11.7^a	12.5^a	11.1^a	11.7a	11.7a
	LSS	13.0^a	14.6^b	14.3^b	13.4^a	13.8^a	12.5^a	13.0a	13.1a
	LDS	13.5^a	13.0^ab	11.4^a	12.1^a	14.6^a	13.5^a	12.0a	13.4a
	HSS	13.8^a	13.8^ab	11.7^a	13.0^a	14.3^a	13.3^a	12.2a	13.3a
	HDS	12.5^a	13.0^ab	14.6^b	13.3^a	14.6^a	13.0^a	13.0a	13.5a
	Average	13.1^a	13.1^a	12.7^a		14.0^b	12.7^ab	12.4a
Number of seeds (per m⁻²)	C	1793^a	1581^a	1907^a	1760^a	1793^a	1581^a	1907^a	1760^a
	LSS	2238^b	2428^bc	2386^b	2182^b	2182^b	2011^b	2267^b	2153^b
	LDS	2235^b	2576^c	2529^b	2270^bc	2654^c	2083^b	2272^b	2336^bc
	HSS	2375^b	2317^b	2420^b	2280^bc	2468^c	2141^b	2476^bc	2362^bc
	HDS	2377^b	2414^bc	2445^b	2420^c	2692^c	2122^b	2595^c	2470^c
	Average	2204^a	2263^ab	2338^b		2358^b	1988^a	2303^b
Seed yield (t ha⁻¹)	C	3.267^a	2.664^a	3.262^a	3.064^a	3.267^a	2.664^a	3.262^a	3.064^a
	LSS	3.671^ab	3.950^bc	3.818^ab	3.662^b	3.581^a	3.287^b	3.685^bc	3.518^b
	LDS	3.691^ab	4.208^c	4.101^b	3.806^bc	4.448^c	3.323^b	3.590^ab	3.787^bc
	HSS	3.929^b	3.702^b	3.936^b	3.715^bc	4.018^b	3.485^b	4.065^cd	3.856^bc
	HDS	3.948^b	3.930^bc	4.059^b	3.979^c	4.446^c	3.522^b	4.322^d	4.097^c
	Average	3.701^a	3.691^a	3.835^a		3.952^c	3.256^a	3.785^b
1000-seed weight (g 1000⁻¹)	C	182.2^b	168.5^a	171.0^b	173.9^b	182.2^b	168.5^b	171.0^c	173.9^b
	LSS	164.0^a	162.8^a	160.2^a	168.1^ab	164.2^a	163.4^ab	162.6^ab	163.4^a
	LDS	165.2^a	163.3^a	162.1^a	167.9^ab	167.6^a	159.7^a	158.0^a	161.8^a
	HSS	165.7^a	159.6^a	162.5^a	163.1^a	163.0^a	162.7^ab	164.2^b	163.3^a
	HDS	166.0^a	162.8^a	166.0^ab	164.4^a	165.3^a	166.0^ab	167.0^bc	165.9^a
	Average	168.6^b	163.4^a	164.4^a		168.4^b	164.1^a	164.5^a

C, control; LSS, lower concentration single spraying; LDS, lower concentration double spraying; HSS, higher concentration single spraying; HDS, higher concentration double spraying. Means in the columns, concerning the selected traits, followed by different small letters are significantly different at p < 0.05.