Irrigation

Fertilizer rates

Plant height

(cm)

No of Leaves

Leaf Area

(cm2)

Fresh weight (g)

Dry weight (g)

Stem

Leaves

Total

Stem

Leaves

Total

Optimal Irrigation

0

80

4.2

1537

46.3

19.0

65.3

25.0

9.5

34.5

1

108

4.4

3201

69.8

29.8

99.6

37.3

11.7

49.0

2

127

4.7

4500

72.3

34.5

106.8

38.8

13.7

52.5

3

137

5.3

5354

90.7

38.0

128.7

47.1

15.0

62.1

Omit 2nd irrigation

0

73

4.1

1479

50.3

18.8

69.1

25.6

10.0

35.6

1

88

3.9

1796

67.3

21.5

88.8

27.0

10.8

37.8

2

103

4.2

2613

72.2

25.3

97.5

34.5

12.5

47.0

3

110

5.3

3348

83.5

31.0

114.5

41.5

12.5

54.0

Omit 4th irrigation

0

68

3.8

1569

20.2

16.3

46.5

14.6

7.0

21.6

1

72

3.4

1576

37.8

19.3

57.1

16.2

10.0

26.1

2

91

3.8

1943

42.0

21.2

63.2

19.1

11.0

30.1

3

98

4.5

2145

51.2

25.2

76.4

20.1

11.7

31.8

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

8

NS

567

NS

NS

10.8

7.7

NS

8.0