Table 1 Plant height (cm), number of leaves and number of branches per plant as influenced by plant growth regulators at different stages

S₁

388.75 ± 3.20^d

325.25 ± 7.26^f

20.75 ± 0.63^f

PGR₀

S₂

401.25 ± 3.59^cd

344.75 ± 1.89^ef

24.25 ± 0.25^d

S₃

388.25 ± 0.48^d

351.75 ± 6.06^de

22.75 ± 0.48^e

S₁

458.50 ± 2.53^a

365.00 ± 7.63^cde

25.25 ± 0.48^cd

PGR₁

S₂

454.00 ± 3.76^a

361.25 ± 2.78^de

22.75 ± 0.63^e

S₃

457.00 ± 9.26^a

372.75 ± 6.13^bcd

26.50 ± 0.29^b

S₁

451.50 ± 6.86^ab

374.00 ± 9.16^bcd

23.00 ± 0.41^e

PGR₂

S₂

409.75 ± 4.33^c

388.75 ± 3.45^bc

25.50 ± 0.29^bc

S₃

439.25 ± 6.29^b

371.50 ± 5.63^bcd

24.50 ± 0.29^cd

S₁

353.25 ± 4.64^f

426.00 ± 22.00^a

17.75 ± 0.25^g

PGR₃

S₂

374.25 ± 1.11^e

391.25 ± 8.20^b

28.00 ± 0.41^a

S₃

360.50 ± 4.35^ef

423.75 ± 6.92^a

20.00 ± 0.41^f

LSD _(0.05)

13.95

25.59

1.23

CV%

2.36

4.75

3.67

P value

0.00

0.04

0.00