Treatments | Chlorophyll (a) ± SD (mg/g f.w.t) | Chlorophyll (b) ± SD (mg/g f.w.) | Carotene content ± SD (mg/g f.w.) | Total pigments ± SD (mg/g f.w.) |
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Before spray | ||||
 Challenger | 6.48 ± 0.29 | 4.50 ± 0.30 | 4.91 ± 0.82 | 15.89 ± 0.85 |
 Coragen | 6.41 ± 0.13 | 4.64 ± 0.49 | 5.07 ± 1.10 | 16.11 ± 0.47 |
 Emperor | 6.52 ± 0.43 | 4.69 ± 0.43 | 5.04 ± 0.32 | 16.26 ± 0.14 |
 Radiant | 6.54 ± 0.43 | 4.58 ± 0.50 | 5.08 ± 2.51 | 16.20 ± 2.47 |
 Vapcomic | 6.44 ± 0.38 | 4.75 ± 0.40 | 4.93 ± 0.64 | 16.11 ± 0.48 |
 Control | 5.88 ± 0.12 | 4.69 ± 0.68 | 4.93 ± 0.88 | 15.49 ± 0.62 |
 LSD0.05 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
After 1 day of application | ||||
 Challenger | 6.70 ± 0.20a | 4.61 ± 0.27 | 5.31 ± 0.87 | 16.63 ± 0.99a |
 Coragen | 6.78 ± 0.07a | 4.85 ± 0.18 | 5.31 ± 0.67 | 16.94 ± 0.59a |
 Emperor | 6.91 ± 0.48a | 4.83 ± 0.44 | 5.12 ± 0.45 | 16.86 ± 0.48a |
 Radiant | 6.79 ± 0.18a | 4.71 ± 0.26 | 5.28 ± 0.25 | 16.78 ± 0.25a |
 Vapcomic | 6.74 ± 0.06a | 4.86 ± 0.25 | 5.13 ± 0.18 | 16.78 ± 0.27a |
 Control | 5.62 ± 0.02b | 4.38 ± 0.35 | 4.41 ± 0.46 | 14.42 ± 0.46b |
 LSD0.05 | 0.41 | NS | Ns | 0.91 |
After 3 days of application | ||||
 Challenger | 7.61 ± 0.29c | 5.20 ± 0.64 | 5.37 ± 0.62 | 17.23 ± 0.19c |
 Coragen | 8.20 ± 0.09ab | 4.93 ± 0.60 | 5.45 ± 0.66 | 18.57 ± 0.23ab |
 Emperor | 8.42 ± 0.20a | 4.95 ± 0.07 | 5.45 ± 0.56 | 18.81 ± 0.73a |
 Radiant | 7.89 ± 0.28bc | 4.70 ± 0.75 | 5.25 ± 0.44 | 17.84 ± 0.20bc |
 Vapcomic | 7.93 ± 0.19bc | 4.91 ± 0.23 | 5.21 ± 0.15 | 17.86 ± 0.36bc |
 Control | 5.67 ± 0.15d | 4.36 ± 0.37 | 4.42 ± 0.39 | 14.45 ± 0.45d |
 LSD0.05 | 0.39 | NS | NS | 0.85 |
After 5 days of application | ||||
 Challenger | 7.98 ± 0.17b | 5.88 ± 0.62a | 5.70 ± 0.94a | 19.56 ± 0.70b |
 Coragen | 8.58 ± 0.16a | 6.40 ± 0.49a | 6.12 ± 0.36a | 21.09 ± 024a |
 Emperor | 8.72 ± 0.07a | 6.41 ± 0.87a | 6.19 ± 0.85a | 21.33 ± 0.13a |
 Radiant | 8.15 ± 0.07b | 6.10 ± 0.40a | 5.86 ± 0.43a | 20.10 ± 0.23b |
 Vapcomic | 8.15 ± 0.12b | 6.17 ± 0.49a | 5.87 ± 0.52a | 20.17 ± 0.36b |
 Control | 5.44 ± 0.34c | 4.45 ± 0.44b | 4.19 ± 0.24b | 14.07 ± 0.16c |
 LSD0.05 | 0.32 | 1.02 | 1.09 | 0.63 |
After 7 days of application | ||||
 Challenger | 8.51 ± 0.30c | 6.07 ± 0.60a | 5.95 ± 0.67a | 20.53 ± 0.75c |
 Coragen | 9.18 ± 0.07ab | 6.75 ± 0.40a | 6.30 ± 0.24a | 22.23 ± 0.39ab |
 Emperor | 9.44 ± 0.30a | 6.85 ± 0.86a | 6.34 ± 0.70a | 22.6 3 ± 0.15a |
 Radiant | 8.84 ± 0.26bc | 6.29 ± 0.60a | 6.12 ± 0.90a | 21.25 ± 0.72bc |
 Vapcomic | 8.94 ± 0.41abc | 6.25 ± 0.92a | 6.07 ± 0.77a | 21.26 ± 0.55bc |
 Control | 5.45 ± 0.33d | 4.32 ± 0.33b | 4.24 ± 0.75b | 14.00 ± 0.77d |
 LSD0.05 | 0.53 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.07 |