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Table 1 Effect of foliar spray with MLE and MC on number of bolls per plant and seed cotton yield of two cotton cultivars

From: Exogenous application of bio-stimulants and growth retardants improve nutrient absorption and fiber quality in upland cotton

Treatments

No. of bolls per plant

Seed cotton yield/ (kg·ha−1)

Cultivar

Foliar spray

Application time (DAB)

2016

2017

2016

2017

CIM 573

Distilled water

0

20.47m

22.37g

2 707.2k

2 676.9k

  

45

21.27lm

22.94fg

2 919.7jk

2 707.7jk

  

90

22.48jm

23.91cg

3 007.5ik

2 838.8ik

 

MLE

0

24.69fi

24.38ag

3 103.0gk

2 961.9hk

  

45

25.83dg

24.53ag

3 337.5ej

3 153.9ci

  

90

26.46cf

25.73ac

3 395.7ei

3 350.9ae

 

MC

0

22.09km

23.43cg

2 779.6k

2 990.9gk

  

45

24.67fi

24.35ag

2 915.7jk

3 158.9ci

  

90

24.85ei

24.35ag

3 162.4fk

3 071.8di

 

MLE + MC

0

24.13gj

24.42ag

3 068.0hk

3 249.9ah

  

45

26.11cg

24.91ag

3 344.9ej

3 309.4ag

  

90

26.81be

25.71ad

3 367.3ej

3 397.6ac

CIM 598

Distilled water

0

22.51jl

23.98cg

3 519.8dh

2 995.5gk

  

45

23.75hk

23.19dg

3 550.6dg

3 042.6ei

  

90

23.26il

24.01cg

3 580.9cf

3 175.7bh

 

MLE

0

25.94dg

25.23af

3 626.5ce

3 291.3ag

  

45

28.04ac

25.04af

3 920.4ad

3 375.4ad

  

90

28.03ac

25.82ac

4 022.5ac

3 489.0ab

 

MC

0

22.07km

23.11eg

3 577.8cf

3 010.4fj

  

45

24.14gj

24.20bg

3 734.6be

3 192.7bh

  

90

25.69eh

25.10af

3 660.4ce

3 238.2bh

 

MLE + MC

0

27.76ad

25.49ae

3 974.2ad

3 326.6af

  

45

28.83ab

26.72ab

4 181.0ab

3 435.8ac

  

90

29.06a

26.76a

4 279.4a

3 563.8a

  1. Values are means of three replications with ten plants per replication. Values with the same letter in a column do not differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05. MLE Moringa leaf extract, MC Mepiquat chloride, DAB days after blooming