Table 5 Effect of irrigation system and α-tocopherol foliar spray on yield attributes in sweet corn plant grown under sandy soil conditions (combined analysis of two seasons)
Treatment | Plant height (cm) | Number of plant | Number of leaves/plant | Weight of leaves plant (gm) | Weight of stem (gm) | Weight of shoss /plant (gm) | Weight of plant (gm) | Weight of grain /plot (gm) | Weight of grain (kg/fed) | Protein % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irrigation systems | ||||||||||
Sprinkler | 104.09 | 26.44 | 10.03 | 13.59 | 37.63 | 1.73 | 54.93 | 361.06 | 137.55 | 9.08 |
Dripping | 105.84 | 29.67 | 8.99 | 13.42 | 39.78 | 4.81 | 66.03 | 790.17 | 301.02 | 9.56 |
L.S.D at 5% | 0.75 | 0.27 | 0.87 | NS | 0.81 | 0.59 | 1.33 | 8.2 | 3.66 | 0.03 |
α-Tocopherol concentration | ||||||||||
Control | 99.92 | 21.67 | 8.92 | 10.17 | 33.45 | 2.54 | 46.16 | 535.89 | 204.08 | 8.86 |
100 mg/L | 105.26 | 28.83 | 9.6 | 14.38 | 39.78 | 3.43 | 57.59 | 550.25 | 209.63 | 9.12 |
200 mg/L | 109.71 | 33.67 | 10.01 | 15.97 | 42.88 | 3.83 | 62.69 | 640.72 | 244.08 | 9.37 |
L.S.D at 5% | 1.58 | 1.34 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 0.8 | 0.44 | 1.12 | 5.44 | 2.06 | 0.05 |
Interaction | ||||||||||
Sprinkler | ||||||||||
Control | 98.89 | 22.33 | 9.63 | 9.75 | 32.1 | 1.56 | 45.36 | 351.52 | 133.91 | 8.80 |
100 mg/L | 103.85 | 31.33 | 10.05 | 14.74 | 38.99 | 1.69 | 56.29 | 354.84 | 135.17 | 9.04 |
200 mg/L | 109.51 | 32 | 10.41 | 15.65 | 41.81 | 1.92 | 61.53 | 376.81 | 143.56 | 9.40 |
Dripping | ||||||||||
Control | 100.94 | 21 | 8.21 | 10.54 | 34.8 | 3.52 | 46.96 | 694.96 | 264.74 | 9.15 |
100 mg/L | 106.67 | 26.33 | 9.15 | 14.02 | 40.57 | 5.16 | 58.9 | 748.98 | 285.34 | 9.66 |
200 mg/L | 109.92 | 35.33 | 9.6 | 16.29 | 43.95 | 5.74 | 63.89 | 926.59 | 352.92 | 9.88 |
L.S.D at 5% | 2.24 | 1.89 | 0.37 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 0.63 | 1.59 | 7.84 | 2.65 | 0.08 |