. 2021 Feb 4;11:3195. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-82264-7

Table 2.

Effect of soil water conditions and foliar treatments on the number of grains, 100-grain weight, biological yield, grain yield, and harvest index.

Soil water conditions	Foliar treatments	No. of grains plant⁻¹	100-grain weight (g)	Biological yield plant⁻¹ (g)	Grain yield plant⁻¹ (g)	Harvest index (%)
WW	CK	294.65^bc ± 15.25	31.18^b ± 0.98	256.35^c ± 4.04	91.72^bc ± 3.93	35.76^a ± 1.20
	SA	312.10^ab ± 15.14	32.55^b ± 0.64	273.13^ab ± 5.20	101.40^ab ± 2.99	37.12^a ± 0.84
	Zn	302.80^b ± 16.30	32.22^b ± 1.25	265.07^bc ± 5.82	97.15^b ± 1.65	36.71^a ± 1.37
	GB	324.19^a ± 25.93	33.20^a ± 2.13	284.32^a ± 6.01	106.53^a ± 1.28	37.48^a ± 0.34
	Means	308.43	32.28	269.71	99.19	36.76
WD	CK	215.78^ef ± 14.79	24.72^cd ± 1.04	163.33^g ± 3.78	53.05f. ± 1.70	32.51^b ± 1.16
	SA	250.36^d ± 12.43	29.87^bc ± 1.01	208.32^e ± 5.12	74.55^d ± 1.80	35.80^a ± 0.51
	Zn	221.13^e ± 5.99	28.75^c ± 0.76	183.71f. ± 5.87	63.65^e ± 3.11	34.61^ab ± 0.63
	GB	279.46^c ± 10.02	30.52^b ± 0.93	230.46^d ± 4.71	85.14^c ± 2.01	36.95^a ± 0.50
	Means	241.68	28.46	196.45	69.09	34.96

Values are means (± SE) of three replicates. For L.S.D.’s results, means with different letters indicate that means are different.

at 95% confidence level.

WW, well-watered; WD, water-deficient; CK, control (double distilled water); SA, salicylic acid; Zn, Zinc; GB, Glycine betaine.