Table 1. Gaseous exchange attributes of maize influenced by foliar applied growth promoting agents and sowing dates.

Seed Priming	Photosynthesis rate		Transpiration rate		Stomatal conductance		Internal CO2 concentration
	(μmol CO2 m-2 s-1)		(Mmol H2O m-2 s-1)		(Mol m-2 s-1)		(μmol mol-1)
	S1	S2	S1	S2	S1	S2	S1	S2
Control	12.09 f	11.38 f	2.92 d	3.08 d	0.20 de	0.15 e	98.25 d	106.50 d
Water spray	14.26 def	14.16 ef	3.47 cd	3.75 bcd	0.18 de	0.21 d	118.75 c	108.00 d
MLE+H 2 O 2	23.47 a	18.48 bcd	4.70 a	4.90 a	0.29 bc	0.28 bc	167.50 a	164.75 a
SWE+ASA	20.12 abc	21.86 ab	5.19 a	4.91 a	0.34 a	0.32 ab	157.00 ab	161.00 ab
ASA+SA+H 2 O 2	21.60 abc	17.32 cde	4.42 ab	4.36 abc	0.28 bc	0.26 c	152.25 b	158.25 ab
SWE+ASA+SA+H 2 O 2	23.64 a	22.26 ab	4.70 a	4.79 a	0.31 ab	0.28 bc	160.50 ab	159.75 ab
LSD at p = 0.05 for interaction	4.47		0.93		0.05		10.68

S1: Early sowing; S2: Optimum sowing