Table 3 Influenced of different plant growth regulators on the fresh mass of plant (kg), fresh root mass (g), fruit dry matter content (%) and root dry matter content (%) at various stages of bitter gourd

S₁

9.28 ± 0.30^ef

9.70 ± 0.24^a

6.80 ± 0.09^h

11.6 ± 0.62^cd

PGR₀

S₂

10.98 ± 0.41^bc

9.65 ± 0.28^a

8.56 ± 0.05^d

12.13 ± 0.38^bcd

S₃

9.81 ± 0.45^cdef

9.93 ± 0.42^a

7.09 ± 0.06^g

11.25 ± 0.40^d

S₁

10.53 ± 0.64^bcd

10.97 ± 1.32^a

8.22 ± 0.07^e

13.30 ± 0.51^a

PGR₁

S₂

14.08 ± 0.47^a

9.12 ± 0.51^a

10.37 ± 0.05^a

12.40 ± 0.54^abc

S₃

11.18 ± 0.43^b

9.24 ± 0.74^a

8.50 ± 0.13^de

11.78 ± 0.41^bcd

S₁

10.24 ± 0.36^bcdef

10.59 ± 0.58^a

8.66 ± 0.01^d

12.31 ± 0.08^bc

PGR₂

S₂

10.75 ± 0.48^bc

10.09 ± 0.48^a

9.38 ± 0.14^b

12.18 ± 0.37^bcd

S₃

9.14 ± 0.36^f

8.55 ± 0.89^a

8.99 ± 0.09^c

12.58 ± 0.22^ab

S₁

9.11 ± 0.37^f

9.44 ± 0.33^a

6.96 ± 0.04^gh

12.15 ± 0.30^bcd

PGR₃

S₂

10.35 ± 0.35^bcde

10.09 ± 0.71^a

8.67 ± 0.10^d

12.53 ± 0.39^abc

S₃

9.44 ± 0.40^def

9.88 ± 0.72^a

7.81 ± 0.20^f

12.53 ± 0.38^abc

LSD _(0.05)

1.19

1.88

0.27

0.95

CV%

7.98

13.40

2.29

5.38

P value

0.02

0.26

0.00

0.05