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Table 7 Effect of interaction of compost and/or ZnO and nano ZnO different concentrations (0, 20, 40, and 60 mg/l) on yield and yield components of flax plant under sandy soil (data are means of two seasons)

From: Zinc-oxide and nano ZnO oxide effects on growth, some biochemical aspects, yield quantity, and quality of flax (Linum uitatissimum L.) in absence and presence of compost under sandy soil

Compost

Treatment

Conc

Technical shoot length (cm)

Fruiting zone length (cm)

Plant height (cm)

No. of Fruiting branches/plant

No. of capsules/plant

Biological yield/plant (g)

Seed yield/plant (g)

0.00

Zn O

0.0

43.00

16.67

59.67

6.67

21.33

1.24

0.51

20

54.00

17.33

71.33

8.33

23.33

1.87

0.99

40

53.67

19.67

73.33

14.00

29.33

2.51

1.12

60

48.67

16.67

65.33

7.00

27.33

1.75

1.09

Nano ZnO

20

45.33

18.00

63.33

9.00

25.67

2.56

1.05

40

51.67

16.33

68.00

9.67

28.33

2.02

1.22

60

60.33

16.67

77.00

12.00

32.00

2.56

1.27

3.0

ZnO

0.0

43.67

16.33

60.00

6.33

26.33

1.65

0.64

20

52.00

18.00

70.00

7.67

35.33

2.19

0.80

40

58.67

18.67

74.33

11.00

35.33

2.64

1.04

60

47.67

25.33

73.00

11.33

55.33

2.66

1.18

Nano Zn

20

53.33

18.00

71.33

8.33

36.67

2.56

0.85

40

56.67

24.67

81.33

9.67

48.00

3.21

1.18

60

55.33

18.33

73.66

11.67

45.00

2.77

1.02

LSD at 0.05

4.28

3.30

5.18

2.02

5.02

0.48

0.17

Compost

ZnO

Conc (mg/l)

Straw yield/plant (g)

1000 seeds wt. (g)

Oil %

Seed yield (kg/fed)

Oil yield (kg/fed)

Biological yield (kg/fed)

Straw yield (kg/fed)

0.00

ZnO

Control

0.73

6.56

31.20

303.40

94.66

1288.40

985.00

20

0.87

7.50

33.74

456.32

153.95

2167.80

1711.48

40

1.39

7.98

35.55

475.00

168.86

2519.80

2044.80

60

0.66

8.37

35.88

531.40

190.66

3269.30

2737.90

Nano ZnO

20

1.15

6.92

32.50

404.08

131.31

2068.70

1664.62

40

1.51

7.67

33.81

499.40

168.82

2664.40

2165.00

60

1.31

8.27

34.39

523.00

179.83

3365.50

2842.50

3.00

ZnO

Control

1.01

6.85

32.75

344.72

112.89

1400.00

1055.28

20

1.39

7.49

33.62

443.00

148.91

2538.10

2095.10

40

1.60

7.98

34.74

635.40

220.71

4184.10

3548.70

60

1.49

8.59

35.37

664.60

235.09

4025.10

3360.50

Nano ZnO

20

1.71

7.55

34.27

399.40

136.85

2081.80

1682.40

40

2.03

8.25

35.83

507.40

181.80

2793.30

2285.90

60

1.75

9.15

36.92

604.08

223.00

3338.00

2733.92

LSD at 0.05

0.45

0.28

0.47

7.42

3.22

10.66

10.82