Table 2.
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.