Table 4.
Effect of foliar application of SWEs on plant growth parameters (plant height, chlorophyll content, total fruit yield).
| Treatments | Plant height (cm) | Chlorophyll content | Total fruit yield (kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato | S. pepper | Tomato | S. Pepper | Tomato | S. Pepper | |
| Control | 83.72 ± 1.65a | 66.77 ± 2.21a | 42.95 ± 1.24a | 45.19 ± 1.74a | 17.26 ± 1.24a | 18.00 ± 1.22a |
| SV | 99.05 ± 1.96b | 80.16 ± 1.78b | 50.93 ± 1.34b | 55.25 ± 1.53b | 22.72 ± 1.38b | 27.55 ± 1.52b |
| AS | 110.97 ± 1.55c | 86.36 ± 1.73c | 51.83 ± 1.60c | 57.27 ± 1.57c | 23.56 ± 1.02b | 30.16 ± 1.83c |
The data represent the mean ± SD of n = 30 plants. Total fruit yield harvest was from 30 plants. Significance was tested by one-way ANOVA followed by LSD post hoc analysis (P < 0.05). Different letters denote a significant difference between groups where P < 0.05. Statistical tests were done on each crop separately.