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. 2022 Feb 10;17(2):e0263323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263323

Table 3. Impact of foliar applied potassium and moringa leaf extract on number of nodules per plant, nodules dry weight (mg) and growth and plant height (cm) of normal and late sown kabuli chickpea.

Treatments Nodules per plant Nodules dry weight (mg) Plant height (cm)
NS LS Mean (T) NS LS Mean (T) NS LS Mean (T)
Control 11.33 10.66 11.00A 38.66 32.43 36.55B 48.80 39.53 44.16C
Water spray 11.66 10.66 11.16A 39.00 33.50 36.25AB 50.46 42.13 46.30C
K 1% 13.33 11.33 12.33A 40.66 34.53 37.60AB 56.63 45.50 51.06B
MLE 3% 13.00 11.66 12.33A 41.33 34.33 37.83AB 58.53 46.96 52.75AB
K + MLE 13.00 12.66 12.83A 42.00 35.40 38.70A 59.33 48.96 54.40A
Mean (S) 12.46A 11.40B 40.33A 34.04B 54.85A 44.62B
HSD S = 0.574, T = NS, S×T = NS S = 3.012, T = 2.987, S×T = NS S = 2.29, T = 2.389, S×T = NS

Means sharing the same letter did not differ significantly at P = 0.05, MLE = Moringa leaf extract, K = Potassium, S = Sowing date, T = Foliar treatments