Table 3.
Interaction effects of clove topping, cold storage duration, and gibberellic acid on leaf length and width, plant height, and shoot dry mass.
| Storage | Topping | Whole clove | Topped clove | ||||||
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| GA3 (mg/l) | LL (cm) | LW (cm) | PH (cm) | SDM (g) | LL (cm) | LW (cm) | PH (cm) | SDM (g) | |
| Ambient temperature | 0 | 34.98h | 1.56i | 48.11h | 2.75k | 40.03f | 1.77fg | 54.03f | 3.41fg |
| 125 | 35.02h | 1.57i | 48.15h | 2.92j | 24.17l | 0.99m | 35.48l | 1.78o | |
| 250 | 37.53g | 1.67h | 51.07g | 3.17i | 24.09l | 0.98m | 35.38l | 1.76o | |
| 375 | 37.54g | 1.68h | 51.08g | 3.18i | 23.76l | 0.99m | 35.15l | 1.76o | |
| Cold storage (days) | |||||||||
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| 10 | 0 | 38.28g | 1.70h | 51.95g | 3.26hi | 42.94e | 1.96e | 57.42e | 3.81e |
| 125 | 40.03f | 1.77fg | 54.02f | 3.41f-h | 26.96k | 1.24l | 38.79k | 2.03n | |
| 250 | 40.19f | 1.78f | 54.22f | 3.43f | 26.97k | 1.21l | 38.79k | 2.03n | |
| 375 | 40.20f | 1.78f | 54.23f | 3.44f | 26.97k | 1.22l | 38.80k | 2.04n | |
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| 20 | 0 | 42.98e | 1.96e | 57.47e | 3.82e | 48.18b | 2.27b | 63.51b | 4.44b |
| 125 | 42.97e | 1.97e | 57.46e | 3.82e | 29.71j | 1.37k | 41.93j | 2.28m | |
| 250 | 44.17de | 2.05d | 58.90de | 4.00d | 29.73j | 1.35k | 41.95j | 2.27m | |
| 375 | 42.99e | 1.97e | 57.47e | 3.83e | 29.61j | 1.34k | 41.85j | 2.26m | |
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| 30 | 0 | 46.25c | 2.17c | 61.27c | 4.25c | 56.81a | 2.58a | 72.70a | 5.04a |
| 125 | 45.43cd | 2.14c | 60.37cd | 4.18c | 32.45i | 1.46j | 45.20i | 2.51l | |
| 250 | 45.42cd | 2.13c | 60.28cd | 4.17c | 32.43i | 1.47j | 45.18i | 2.52l | |
| 375 | 45.46cd | 2.14c | 60.33cd | 4.19c | 32.41i | 1.47j | 45.15i | 2.51l | |
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| Overall mean | Topping | 41.21 | 1.88 | 55.40 | 3.61 | 32.95 | 1.48 | 45.71 | 2.65 |
| Ambient | 36.27 | 1.62 | 49.60 | 3.00 | 28.01 | 1.18 | 40.01 | 2.18 | |
| Cold storage | 42.86 | 1.96 | 57.33 | 3.82 | 34.59 | 1.58 | 47.60 | 2.81 | |
| Nonsoaked | 40.62 | 1.85 | 54.70 | 3.52 | 46.99 | 2.14 | 61.91 | 4.17 | |
| GA3 soaked | 41.41 | 1.89 | 55.63 | 3.64 | 28.27 | 1.26 | 40.30 | 2.14 | |
Means with different letter(s) in columns have significant differences according to DMRT at 5% probability level, and LL (cm) = leaf length in centimeter, LW = leaf width, PH = plant height, and SDM = shoot dry mass.