Table 3 Plant heights of the five rice varieties (CM)

FARO-44

Control

36.00 ± 1.78^d

48.12 ± 1.86^b

54.38 ± 2.97^b

55.12 ± 6.46^ab

64.38 ± 5.29^a

78.12 ± 4.92^ab

FARO-44

0%

33.30 ± 1.21^bcd

45.75 ± 1.65^b

54.88 ± 5.78^b

54.75 ± 5.84^ab

58.00 ± 6.18^a

70.38 ± 6.52^a

FARO-44

0.004%

33.50 ± 0.96^bcd

43.00 ± 3.24^b

50.75 ± 3.20^b

56.75 ± 2.02^ab

60.50 ± 2.60^a

74.62 ± 5.85^ab

FARO-44

0.008%

33.25 ± 1.32^bcd

45.25 ± 2.93^b

59.00 ± 1.47^b

64.75 ± 1.32^ab

66.25 ± 1.18^a

78.28 ± 1.46^ab

FARO-44

0.016%

33.38 ± 1.38^bcd

44.75 ± 2.72^b

53.20 ± 2.95^b

61.50 ± 0.65^ab

65.25 ± 0.85^a

75.40 ± 2.24^ab

FARO-44

0.032%

32.38 ± 1.07^bcd

43. 50 ± 3.12^b

53.25 ± 3.15^b

58.50 ± 3.80^ab

63.75 ± 3.43^a

74.85 ± 3.48^ab

FARO-52

Control

35.35 ± 1.49^cd

46.00 ± 3.81^b

56.75 ± 1.59^b

63.50 ± 0.87^ab

71.00 ± 2.61^a

86.55 ± 5.25^ab

FARO-52

0%

33.75 ± 1.65^bcd

46.50 ± 3.23^b

59.62 ± 2.81^b

66.50 ± 2.26^ab

75.25 ± 1.93^a

88.75 ± 3.93^ab

FARO-52

0.004%

30.50 ± 3.38^bcd

45.00 ± 6.98^b

51.50 ± 9.97^b

55.50 ± 11.29^ab

61.25 ± 12.87^a

82.97 ± 5.74^ab

FARO-52

0.008%

34.50 ± 1.94^cd

53.00 ± 3.49^b

63.62 ± 3.21^b

69.75 ± 1.60^b

72.50 ± 1.50^a

85.67 ± 2.38^ab

FARO-52

0.016%

33.25 ± 0.85^bcd

46.00 ± 1.63^b

57.00 ± 2.04^b

67.00 ± 2.48^ab

71.25 ± 2.75^a

82.35 ± 5.74^ab

FARO-52

0.032%

29.52 ± 0.87^bcd

43.62 ± 2.59^b

57.75 ± 2.18^b

65.25 ± 2.32^ab

71.25 ± 3.30^a

83.90 ± 3.56^ab

FARO-57

Control

34.75 ± 1.84^cd

52.00 ± 1.23^b

61.50 ± 1.04^b

67.00 ± 3.08^ab

74.00 ± 4.51^a

97.12 ± 5.35^b

FARO-57

0%

35.12 ± 1.66^cd

54.50 ± 3.12^b

63.75 ± 1.32^b

69.00 ± 2.66^b

73.00 ± 3.34^a

95.25 ± 8.23^b

FARO-57

0.004%

34.25 ± 1.93^bcd

49.00 ± 1.63^b

61.75 ± 1.65^b

68.00 ± 1.47^ab

75.50 ± 1.56^a

97.10 ± 4.73^b

FARO-57

0.008%

33.00 ± 2.04^bcd

48.50 ± 3.50^b

58.75 ± 3.20^b

64.25 ± 1.89^ab

71.00 ± 1.35^a

96.40 ± 5.31^b

FARO-57

0.016%

30.25 ± 1.70^bcd

46.75 ± 3.97^b

60.75 ± 3.82^b

69.25 ± 2.66^b

74.75 ± 3.52^a

88.20 ± 5.14^ab

FARO-57

0.032%

30.62 ± 2.79^bcd

44.00 ± 2.12^b

56.75 ± 1.25^b

67.00 ± 1.68^ab

71.75 ± 1.32^a

90.22 ± 4.03^ab

NERICA L-34

Control

34.12 ± 1.23^bcd

45.60 ± 0.69^b

56.25 ± 2.25^b

62.75 ± 2.46^ab

70.75 ± 1.65^a

82.42 ± 3.48^ab

NERICA L-34

0%

32.25 ± 2.53^bcd

48.25 ± 0.68^b

54.62 ± 2.14^b

59.25 ± 3.04^ab

67.00 ± 2.83^a

85.53 ± 6.61^ab

NERICA L-34

0.004%

31.88 ± 1.23^bcd

41.50 ± 3.66^b

54.62 ± 3.25^b

59.75 ± 2.32^ab

65.50 ± 2.83^a

79.88 ± 2.97^ab

NERICA L-34

0.008%

31.75 ± 0.95^bcd

45.50 ± 2.87^b

54.75 ± 1.32^b

61.50 ± 2.63^ab

65.88 ± 1.74^a

77.40 ± 5.44^ab

NERICA L-34

0.016%

31.00 ± 0.23^bcd

47.25 ± 1.80^b

54.25 ± 2.66^b

61.75 ± 3.59^ab

67.75 ± 2.46^a

80.88 ± 6.30^ab

NERICA L-34

0.032%

27.25 ± 2.21^bc

42.00 ± 3.56^b

54.75 ± 3.50^b

62.00 ± 2.61^ab

69.75 ± 1.55^a

80.85 ± 4.61^ab

NERICA L-47

Control

31.00 ± 1.78^bcd

44.25 ± 1.70^b

58.50 ± 1.66^b

63.25 ± 2.63^ab

67.50 ± 4.48^a

81.70 ± 3.79^ab

NERICA L-47

0%

27.75 ± 2.66^bcd

46.00 ± 3.81^b

56.62 ± 1.28^b

62.50 ± 1.19^ab

69.25 ± 1.93^a

79.50 ± 3.31^ab

NERICA L-47

0.004%

26.25 ± 0.63^b

41.00 ± 1.47^b

54.38 ± 2.48^b

64.25 ± 3.07^ab

71.00 ± 4.49^a

93.12 ± 5.87^ab

NERICA L-47

0.008%

16.00 ± 0.58^a

32.33 ± 2.03^a

50.00 ± 1.73^a

56.83 ± 4.51^ab

65.67 ± 3.18^a

83.77 ± 4.56^ab

NERICA L-47

0.016%

15.00 ± 0^a

48.00 ± 0^b

36.00 ± 0^b

50.00 ± 0^a

64.00 ± 0^a

84.80 ± 0^ab