Table 1 Plant growth parameters at 12 weeks after sowing (8 weeks after application of nanoparticles) in the rice stands sown in the non-ferrugenous soil
Treatments | leaf length (cm) | Plant height (cm) | No. of leaves | Leaf width (cm) | Stem girth (cm) | No. of tillers | No of roots | Length of flag leaf (cm) | Width of flag leaf (cm) | Dry wt. of root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AZ5% | 42.2 | 31.0 | 17 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4 | 59 | 39.0 | 1.4 | 3.964 |
CA5% | 55.7 | 35.0 | 14 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 60 | 35.0 | 1.3 | 7.099 |
ZO5% | 62.8 | 32.0 | 11 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3 | 80 | 42.2 | 2.0 | 4.895 |
VA5% | 53 | 41.0 | 25 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5 | 89 | 35.0 | 1.5 | 8.062 |
MO5% | 72.5 | 51.0 | 26 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5 | 93 | 34.0 | 1.3 | 9.971 |
AZ15% | 55.9 | 45.0 | 12 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 61 | 21.4 | 1.5 | 6.113 |
CA15% | 63.5 | 47.3 | 22 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 6 | 100 | 32.7 | 1.2 | 4.863 |
ZO15% | 55 | 50.0 | 19 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 72 | 30.1 | 1.4 | 5.640 |
VA15% | 53.5 | 54.0 | 25 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 4 | 65 | 29.5 | 1.3 | 7.740 |
MO15% | 68.8 | 38.0 | 11 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3 | 68 | 37.0 | 1.5 | 4.576 |
AZ30% | 75 | 59.0 | 11 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 60 | 44.5 | 1.3 | 5.488 |
CA30% | 55.5 | 47.7 | 17 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 6 | 109 | 22.0 | 1.4 | 4.769 |
ZO30% | 53.8 | 47.0 | 24 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 102 | 31.8 | 1.7 | 6.349 |
VA30% | 65 | 48.0 | 16 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4 | 73 | 29.5 | 2.5 | 5.286 |
MO30% | 57.5 | 51.5 | 12 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3 | 97 | 45.1 | 1.6 | 5.564 |
C1 | 49.8 | 40.0 | 8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2 | 61 | 34.2 | 1.6 | 5.099 |
p value | 0.615 | 0.040 | 0.001 | 0.815 | 0.912 | 0.682 | 0.059 | 0.412 | 0.192 | 0.417 |
LSD (0.05) | 16.3 | 13.8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 26 | 11.3 | 0.8 | 3.013 |