Role of plant growth regulators on quality seed yield of bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.]

eight (mg), SVI-I-seedling vigour index I, SVI-II-seedling
vigour index II, EC-Electrical Conductivity (dS/cm/seed), SV- Seed viability (%).

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Table.2 Interaction effect of stages of spray and PGRs on seed quality parameters
Treatme
nts

NS/F

SY(Kg/
ha)

TW (g) GP
(%)

SL
(cm)

SDW
(mg)

SVI-I

SVIII

EC(ds

/m)

SV (%)

P0 x SI
P0 x S2
P0 x S3
P1 x S1
P1 x S2
P1 x S3
P2 x S1
P2 x S2
P2 x S3
P3 x S1

232
249
262
276
282
309
318
270
359
289

299.29
308.91
295.82
318.47

334.16
349.82
329.92
347.68
363.67
337.82

11.62
11.36
12.7
10.85
11
11.16
10.9
11.2
11.35
11.12

80.33
79.66
80.66
84.66
83.66
85.33
84
85.66
87
85.33

21.33

18
22.66
19.66
22
25.33
23
24.66
23.33
27.66

0.50
0.43
0.52
0.49
0.52
0.55
0.53
0.55
0.54
0.61

19.13
14.34
17.82
17.58
17.97
21.36
19.45
19.32
18.66

21.85

40.02
34.41
40.98
40.42
42.54
46.30
43.52
43.08
43.47
48.35

0.93
0.89
0.92
0.85
0.87
0.81
0.78
0.84
0.80
0.82

85.66
86.00
85.00
89.33
88.66
90.33

88.66
91.00
90.67
90.00

P3 x S2

319

348.74

11.08

84.66

22.33

0.52

18.23

42.14

0.74

89.66

P3 x S3

290

356.76

11.14

86.33

25

0.55

20.75

45.98

0.76

92.33

P4 x S1

379

316.58

11.36

86

29

0.64

23.78

52.23

0.56

91.66

P4 x S2

419

296.82

11.52

85.66

18.66

0.46

17.05

37.26

0.71

90.33

P4 x S3

425

325.95

11.65

87.33

23

0.52

19.45

43.14

0.72

93.33

P5 x S1

391

344.72

12.78

86

23.66

0.54

19.87

44.28

0.75

92.33

P5 x S2

346

355.46

13.24

88.33

25.66

0.58

20.87

45.85

0.56

94.66

P5 x S3

361

344.76

13.36

88

27

0.59

22.59

48.53

0.60

93.66

P6 x S1

393

343.81

13

90

25.33

0.57

20.94

47.37

0.70

95.00

P6 x S2

374

315.12

13.36

89.66

24.66

0.54

20.14

44.26

0.61

94.33

P6 x S3

403

403.68

13.48

90.33

28

0.63

23.84

48.91

0.54

95.66

P7 x S1

319

365.79

10.75

80.33

27

0.60

21.69

48.04

0.75

85.33

P7 x S2

291

377.46

10.88

82

25

0.56

20.50

46.00

0.80

86.66

P7 x S3

309

384.99

10.92

83.33

21.66

0.51

17.11

40.45

0.69

89.00

P8 x S1
P8 x S2
P8 x S3
P9 x S1
P9 x S2
P9 x S3
SEm (±)
C.D
(P=0.05)

273
334
312
326
298
303
8.52

24.13

393.24
425.19
430.78
399.61
441.18
465.22
7.44
21.06

11.14
11.46
11.85
10.95
11.38
11.78
0.23
0.65

85
84.33
83
81
82.66
84.66
1.45
NS

21

29.33
18.66
26
24.33
20.33
0.45
1.28

0.49
0.65
0.45
0.58
0.54
0.48
0.011
0.031

16.45
23.85
14.93
21.06
20.11
17.21
0.51
1.46

38.04
53.03
36.08
46.82

44.31
40.98
0.83
2.36

0.78
0.73
0.64
0.65
0.71
0.68
0.015
0.042

90.66
89.33
88.00
85.66
87.66
89.33
2.02
NS

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Acknowledgement
Authors acknowledge with thanks to my

advisory committee and chairman of
Department of Horticulture (Vegetable &
Floriculture), Director Research and Dean,
Post Graduate Studies, Bihar Agricultural
University, Sabour, Bhagalpur for providing
necessary facilities during the course of
investigation.
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