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. 2021 Oct 12;29(2):955–962. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.10.007

Table 2.

Plant height, number of branches−1 plant, pod weight plant−1, seed weight plant−1, 100-seed weight, pod yield and seed yield as affected by irrigation regimes, anti-transpiration materials and their interaction over two growing seasons.

Irrigation Levels
m3ha−1 (I)
Anti-Transpiration (A) Plant height
(cm)
No. of branches plant−1 Number of pods
plant−1
Number of seeds/pod 100-seed weight (g) Seed yield
(ton ha−1)
I1 A0 75.9i 3.99f 10.40 g 2.20 g 79.0 g 1.08 g
A1 83.7 g 4.55def 11.10eg 2.40 fg 83.4f 1.50f
A2 88.3e 5.20cde 11.6def 2.57 ef 87.4de 1.88e
A3 93.5d 6.79ab 12.37abe 2.77de 88.1d 2.29 cd



I2 A0 77.4i 4.18ef 11.03 fg 2.37 fg 79.7 g 1.35 fg
A1 86.4f 5.40 cd 11.73cdef 2.63 e 85.7e 1.92de
A2 97.7c 6.80ab 12.13bcde 2.90d 91.5c 2.49c
A3 98.2c 7.22a 12.83abc 3.23bc 95.4b 3.24b



I3 A0 79.3 h 4.66def 12.00bcdef 2.67 e 82.4f 1.90e
A1 88.5e 5.89bc 12.00bcdef 3.13c 88.3d 2.59c
A2 103b 7.20a 12.57abcd 3.40b 94.3b 3.11b
A3 108a 7.56a 13.40a 3.87a 98.3a 4.39a



Irrigation (I) I1 85.35c 5.13b 11.37b 2.48c 84.47c 1.68c
I2 89.93b 5.90a 11.93ab 2.78b 88.05b 2.25b
I3 94.68a 6.33a 12.48a 3.67a 90.85a 3.05a



Anti-Transpiration (A) A0 77.6 d 4.28 d 11.13c 2.41d 80.3 d 1.44d
A1 86.2c 5.28c 11.61bc 2.72c 85.8c 2.00c
A2 96.2b 6.40b 12.10b 2.96b 91.1b 2.56b
A3 100.0 a 7.19 a 12.87a 3.29a 93.9 a 3.30a



ANOVA I <0.001 0.02 0.052 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
A <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
I × A <0.001 0.3255 0.959 0.052 <0.001 0.002

Notes: 1. Anti-transpiration sources: A0, A1, A2 and A3 are; Non-Treated, Tryptophan, Potassium Silicate and Chitosan used as foliar spray, respectively. 2. Irrigation regimes: I1, I2 and I3 are; 2400, 3600 and 4800 m3 ha−1 respectively.