| treatment | Stem height (cm) | Stem girth (cm) | |||||||||
| 1DAT | 2DAT | 3DAT | 4DAT | 5DAT | 1DAT | 2DAT | 3DAT | 4DAT | 5DAT | ||
| A1 | T1 | 23.45a | 22.60b | 21.85b | 26.20b | 26.20b | 3.00c | 3.50b | 3.60b | 3.80a | 4.15ab |
| T2 | 16.45b | 25.05a | 26.60a | 28.50a | 28.50a | 4.25a | 4.30a | 4.50a | 4.70a | 4.90a | |
| T3 | 16.10b | 17.60c | 18.60c | 16.30c | 16.30c | 3.95b | 4.60a | 4.00a | 4.05a | 4.65a | |
| A2 | T1 | 21.25b | 26.50b | 24.95b | 20.00b | 22.00b | 3.00b | 3.75b | 3.85c | 4.00c | 4.00c |
| T2 | 24.05a | 28.74a | 28.80a | 26.50a | 26.50a | 4.60a | 4.90a | 5.10a | 5.40a | 5.90a | |
| T3 | 11.95c | 14.35c | 19.05c | 15.75c | 15.75c | 4.10ab | 4.15ab | 4.55b | 4.85b | 5.15b | |
| A3 | T1 | 23.70a | 25.55b | 26.45b | 30.20b | 31.20b | 6.50a | 6.75a | 6.75a | 7.10a | 7.40a |
| T2 | 26.25b | 26.20a | 26.75a | 34.20a | 34.50a | 6.10a | 6.65a | 6.75a | 6.85a | 6.95b | |
| T3 | 15.35c | 22.90c | 22.50c | 20.20c | 20.20c | 5.95b | 5.95b | 6.15b | 6.10b | 6.10c | |
| A4 | T1 | 18.05a | 29.45a | 28.70a | 20.50b | 20.50b | 4.10b | 4.20b | 4.25b | 4.30b | 5.20b |
| T2 | 11.25c | 22.85b | 23.30c | 27.25a | 27.25a | 4.85a | 5.45a | 5.45a | 5.95a | 6.05a | |
| T3 | 12.85b | 20.85c | 24.80b | 18.07c | 18.20c | 4.10b | 4.00b | 4.00b | 4.10b | 4.10c | |