Table 4 Effect of spraying different concentrations of E. sativa fresh aqueous extract on yield and it’s attributes of P. sativum plants. (Combined analysis of the two seasons)
Treatments | E. sativa fresh aqueous extract concentration (%) | No. of pods/plant | Dry weight of pods/plant (g) | No. of seeds/plant | Dry weight of seeds/plant (g) | % of yield increment /plant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. sativum only | 0 | 5.60 a | 2.81 a | 11.0 a | 2.48 a | 185.06 | |
P. sativum + P. minor + B. vulgaris | 0 | 2.80 e | 0.99 i | 5.0 e | 0.87 h | 0.00 | |
P. sativum + P. minor + B. vulgaris + E. sativa | Once spray | 20 | 3.50 de | 1.35 h | 5.97 de | 1.53 g | 75.86 |
40 | 3.84 cd | 1.43 gh | 6.47 de | 1.58 fg | 81.61 | ||
60 | 3.95 bc | 1.65 f | 7.58 bc | 1.83 e | 110.35 | ||
80 | 4.20 bc | 1.91 d | 8.1 bc | 2.04 cd | 134.48 | ||
P. sativum + P. minor + B. vulgaris + E. sativa | Twice spray | 20 | 3.84 cd | 1.53 g | 7.0 cd | 1.67 f | 91.95 |
40 | 4.68 ab | 1.79 e | 7.7 bc | 1.98 d | 127.59 | ||
60 | 4.87 ab | 2.37 c | 9.0 bc | 2.13 bc | 144.83 | ||
80 | 5.21 a | 2.62 b | 9.4 ab | 2.22 b | 155.17 | ||