Table 2 Effect of plant growth regulators on days to flowering, number of male and female flowers (plant⁻¹) and their sex ratio at various stages

S₁

43.75 ± 0.48^a

55.25 ± 1.18^a

19.50 ± 0.20^h

2.83 ± 0.04^a

PGR₀

S₂

42.25 ± 0.85^a

56.75 ± 1.03^a

21.32 ± 0.27^fg

2.67 ± 0.06^a

S₃

42.75 ± 0.63^a

56.25 ± 1.25^a

20.83 ± 0.50^g

2.70 ± 0.08^a

S₁

39.75 ± 0.85^a

61.00 ± 1.08^a

22.60 ± 0.36^e

2.70 ± 0.04^a

PGR₁

S₂

39.25 ± 0.48^a

61.75 ± 1.18^a

24.40 ± 0.24^d

2.53 ± 0.05^a

S₃

39.25 ± 0.48^a

62.25 ± 1.10^a

24.75 ± 0.25^cd

2.52 ± 0.04^a

S₁

40.00 ± 0.41^a

59.50 ± 1.04^a

22.27 ± 0.50^ef

2.68 ± 0.08^a

PGR₂

S₂

39.50 ± 0.65^a

62.00 ± 1.41^a

25.50 ± 0.29^bc

2.43 ± 0.07^a

S₃

39.75 ± 0.48^a

61.75 ± 0.85^a

24.00 ± 0.35^d

2.58 ± 0.06^a

S₁

38.75 ± 0.63^a

60.00 ± 1.78^a

23.75 ± 0.32^d

2.53 ± 0.11^a

PGR₃

S₂

38.50 ± 0.65^a

61.00 ± 1.58^a

27.83 ± 0.25^a

2.19 ± 0.08^a

S₃

40.00 ± 0.41^a

58.25 ± 2.06^a

26.25 ± 0.43^b

2.22 ± 0.06^a

LSD _(0.05)

1.78

2.48

1.02

0.15

CV%

3.07

2.89

3.01

4.15

P value

0.63

0.31

0.02

0.32