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Table 5 Effect of IAA (a) or GA₃ (b), and IAA + GA₃ (c) (0, 25, and 50 mg/l) on yield, yield attributes, and chemical values of mungbean plant grown under sandy soil

From: Improving quality and quantity of mungbean plant via foliar application of plant growth regulators in sandy soil conditions

a—IAA
Characters					IAA (mg/l)				LSD 5%
					0		25	50
Plant height					47.08		52.33	55.17	0.62
Pods no/plant					6.67		7.50	8.17	0.32
Pods wt/plant					3.77		4.40	5.43	0.24
Seeds no/pod					8.50		9.00	9.50	Non-significant
Seed yield (ton/fed)					1.88		2.54	2.87	0.36
Straw yield (ton/fed)					4.45		4.82	5.27	0.22
Biological yield (ton/fed)					6.33		7.36	8.15	0.20
Total carbohydrates%					60.25		61.97	62.35	Non-significant
Protein%					24.15		25.71	26.56	0.24
N%					3.86		4.11	4.25	0.20
b—GA₃
Characters					GA₃ (mg/l)				LSD 5%
					0		25	50
Plant height					47.58		51.67	55.33	0.20
Pods no./plant					6.50		7.50	8.33	0.18
Pods wt/plant					3.36		4.81	5.43	0.36
Seeds no/pod					7.83		9.50	9.67	0.22
Seed yield (ton/fed)					1.83		2.59	2.87	0.24
Straw yield (ton/fed)					4.39		4.78	5.38	0.12
Biological yield (ton/fed)					6.22		7.37	8.26	0.36
Total carbohydrates%					59.55		61.92	63.09	0.40
Protein%					23.60		25.96	26.85	0.24
N%					3.78		4.15	4.30	0.16
c—IAA + GA₃
IAA (mg/l)	GA₃ (mg/l)	Plant height	Pods no./plant	Pods wt/plant	Seeds no./pod	Seed yield (ton/fed)	Straw yield (ton/fed)	Biol yield (ton/fed)	Total carbo %	Protein%	N%
0	0	43.25	5.50	2.74	7.00	1.59	3.72	5.31	58.61	22.75	3.64
	25	46.50	7.00	3.98	9.00	1.94	4.21	6.15	60.41	24.52	3.92
	50	51.50	7.50	4.60	9.50	2.11	5.43	7.54	61.74	25.18	4.03
25	0	47.50	6.50	3.36	8.00	1.72	4.40	6.11	59.55	23.69	3.79
	25	53.50	7.50	4.60	9.50	2.83	4.75	7.58	62.69	26.32	4.21
	50	56.00	8.50	5.23	9.50	3.08	5.31	8.39	63.68	27.11	4.34
50	0	52.00	7.50	3.98	8.50	2.19	5.05	7.24	60.49	24.38	3.90
	25	55.00	8.00	5.85	10.00	3.01	5.37	8.37	62.68	27.05	4.33
	50	58.50	9.00	6.47	10.00	3.43	5.41	8.83	63.87	28.27	4.52
LSD 5%		1.20	1.12	0.64	0.42	0.24	0.12	0.36	0.20	0.36	0.22

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