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Table 2 Effect of irrigation system and α-tocopherol foliar spray on growth attributes in sweet corn plant in sandy soil conditions (combined analysis of two seasons)

From: Physiological response of sweet corn (Zea mays Ls.) grown under sandy soil to α-tocopherol treatments and different irrigation systems

Treatment

Plant height (cm)

Leaves number/plant

LA (cm2)

Fresh weight of (gm)

Total dry weight (gm)

Leaves

Stem

Total

Irrigation system

Sprinkler

90.23

8.66

197.12

20.97

39.50

60.47

31.90

Dripping

100.19

7.84

202.97

26.16

44.20

70.36

36.69

L.S.D at 5%

2.36

0.57

3.34

1.61

1.41

2.68

1.96

α-Tocopherol concentration

Control

93.97

8.05

194.77

27.88

36.19

64.07

31.77

100 mg/L

98.21

4.48

216.98

28.46

42.3

70.75

36.08

200 mg/L

102.45

8.20

218.39

29.36

47.06

76.42

42.53

L.S.D at 5%

3.28

0.26

6.08

2.04

1.87

3.13

2.14

Interaction

Sprinkler

       

 Control

94.67

7.66

179.79

20.28

35.95

36.22

27.85

 100 mg/L

87.17

7.18

196.04

22.48

40.13

62.61

33.95

 200 mg/L

88.85

8.66

215.52

20.16

42.43

62.59

33.9

Dripping

       

 Control

100.78

8.44

209.76

35.49

36.44

71.92

35.69

 100 mg/L

107.56

8.30

221.25

34.43

44.46

78.89

38.21

 200 mg/L

110.22

9.22

237.92

38.56

51.7

90.25

51.17

 L.S.D at 5%

4.64

0.36

8.6

2.89

2.64

4.42

3.02