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) | ||||||
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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