Table 3 Effect of melatonin (0, 50, 100, and 150 mM) on yield and yield components of M. oleifera plants subjected to drought stress (normal irrigation and skipping two irrigation times) (data are means of two seasons)
Drought | Melatonin | Plant height (cm) | Number of branches/plant | Stem diameter (cm) | Leaves fresh wt. (g) | Stem fresh wt. (g) | Leaves dry wt. (g) | Stem dry wt. (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D0 | M0 | 150.00 | 17.67 | 11.67 | 59.75 | 198.73 | 18.65 | 53.25 |
M1 | 163.33 | 18.33 | 11.33 | 108.09 | 293.13 | 27.39 | 102.80 | |
M2 | 183.33 | 21.33 | 14.17 | 176.68 | 437.61 | 34.70 | 123.90 | |
M3 | 173.67 | 19.67 | 13.67 | 137.83 | 402.51 | 22.60 | 81.20 | |
D1 | M0 | 110.33 | 12.33 | 9.00 | 28.14 | 176.12 | 12.63 | 39.85 |
M1 | 143.67 | 16.67 | 10.67 | 69.50 | 380.92 | 21.87 | 73.00 | |
M2 | 176.00 | 17.00 | 12.33 | 147.31 | 386.91 | 24.69 | 91.50 | |
M3 | 173.33 | 13.33 | 13.33 | 56.52 | 292.91 | 18.90 | 74.20 | |
LSD at 5% | 15.352 | 1.987 | 1.758 | 11.658 | 13.135 | 1.524 | 1.152 | |