Table 2 Effect of IAA (a) or GA3 (b), and IAA + GA3 (c) (0, 25, and 50 mg/l) on growth parameters of mungbean plants grown under sandy soil
a—IAA | ||||||
Characters | IAA (mg/l) | LSD 5% | ||||
0 | 25 | 50 | ||||
Shoot length | 35.50 | 41.33 | 42.50 | 0.67 | ||
Branches no. | 1.67 | 1.33 | 1.33 | Non-significant | ||
Leaves no. | 4.50 | 5.00 | 5.33 | 0.39 | ||
Leaves fresh wt | 4.90 | 5.51 | 6.89 | 0.21 | ||
Leaves dry wt | 0.79 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 0.03 | ||
b—GA3 | ||||||
Characters | GA (mg/l) | LSD 5% | ||||
0 | 25 | 50 | ||||
Shoot length | 34.50 | 41.00 | 43.83 | 0.67 | ||
Branches no. | 1.17 | 1.67 | 1.50 | 0.33 | ||
Leaves no. | 4.33 | 5.17 | 5.33 | 0.39 | ||
Leaves fresh wt | 4.62 | 5.70 | 6.99 | 0.22 | ||
Leaves dry wt | 0.74 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 0.04 | ||
c—IAA + GA3 | ||||||
IAA (mg/l) | GA3 (mg/l) | Shoot length | Branches no. | Leaves no. | Leaves fresh wt | Leaves dry wt |
0 | 0 | 30.00 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 3.07 | 0.49 |
25 | 37.50 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 4.97 | 0.80 | |
50 | 39.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 6.68 | 1.08 | |
25 | 0 | 35.50 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 4.62 | 0.74 |
25 | 42.00 | 1.50 | 5.50 | 5.14 | 0.83 | |
50 | 46.50 | 1.50 | 5.50 | 6.76 | 1.09 | |
50 | 0 | 38.00 | 1.50 | 5.50 | 6.16 | 0.99 |
25 | 43.50 | 1.50 | 5.00 | 6.99 | 1.13 | |
50 | 46.00 | 1.00 | 5.50 | 7.53 | 1.21 | |
LSD 5% | 1.15 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.37 | 0.50 | |