Table 1 Effect of the application of BSTC on the growth parameters of P. vulgaris, AlHama and Moraleda cvs, during 2019 and 2020 cultivating seasons.

From: Assessing the effects of a novel biostimulant to enhance leafminer resistance and plant growth on common bean

Item

1st season

2nd season

Total yield (g)

Yield/Plant (g)

No.of pods

Pod weight (g)

Plant height (cm)

Leaves no

TSS

Thickness

Chlo

Total yield (g)

Yield/Plant (g)

No.of pods

PodWeight (g)

Plant height (cm)

Leaves no

TSS

Thickness

Chlo

AlHama

C1

290.63b ± 85.25

124.21c ± 7.53

36.33b ± 9.28

3.52b ± 0.25

157.67b ± 17.57

17.33b ± 1.45

3.80b ± 0.12

1.10a ± 0.06

45.40c ± 0.12

311.03b ± 42.18

129.00b ± 17.58

39.00c ± 1.15

3.63b ± 0.18

162.00b ± 14.53

18.00b ± 1.15

3.70b ± 0.15

1.10a ± 0.12

45.60c ± 0.12

C2

413.97b ± 49.49

174.33b ± 2.96

52.00ab ± 5.29

4.01b ± 0.12

189.67b ± 7.86

20.00b ± 1.00

4.13b ± 0.09

1.07a ± 0.12

47.20b ± 0.06

453.37b ± 33.86

189.00ab ± 26.63

57.00b ± 4.36

4.14b ± 0.26

195.33b ± 4.33

21.00b ± 1.53

4.20b ± 0.17

1.10a ± 0.15

47.80b ± 0.06

T

726.80a ± 66.65

242.26a ± 22.22

72.67a ± 8.11

4.90a ± 0.27

241.67a ± 7.26

25.33a ± 1.76

5.10a ± 0.15

1.30a ± 0.06

52.30a ± 0.06

754.87a ± 49.55

253.33a ± 17.70

77.00a ± 5.20

5.07a ± 0.14

251.00a ± 7.94

27.00a ± 1.15

5.00a ± 0.21

1.20a ± 0.06

52.40a ± 0.12

LSD

237.74

47.24

26.80

0.77

41.107

4.98

0.42

0.29

0.28

146.55

72.91

13.75

0.69

34.19

4.47

0.62

0.40

0.35

Moraleda

C1

387.33a ± 24.43

193.67a ± 12.22

26.00a ± 13.05

3.35b ± 0.19

219.00a ± 19.86

13.33b ± 1.67

3.83b ± 0.03

0.80b ± 0.12

44.30c ± 0.12

402.43b ± 14.77

201.57a ± 9.35

25.00b ± 5.57

3.37b ± 0.18

227.67b ± 12.47

13.00b ± 0.58

3.80b ± 0.12

0.90b ± 0.12

44.20c ± 0.23

C2

536.60a ± 22.69

208.20a ± 14.08

28.00a ± 1.73

3.93b ± 0.22

226.67a ± 18.56

16.00b ± 1.00

4.40a ± 0.15

1.00b ± 0.06

46.20b ± 0.12

564.33a ± 36.73

222.50a ± 7.23

27.00b ± 2.08

3.93ab ± 0.19

240.67b ± 12.47

16.00b ± 1.15

4.20ab ± 0.32

1.00b ± 0.06

46.60b ± 0.44

T

586.10a ± 156.79

222.36a ± 52.26

32.00a ± 9.02

4.71a ± 0.25

262.00a ± 18.56

22.00a ± 1.15

4.80a ± 0.15

1.40a ± 0.06

49.70a ± 0.06

631.67a ± 20.88

234.63a ± 30.04

31.00a ± 1.53

4.61a ± 0.28

282.67a ± 10.14

23.00a ± 1.53

4.70a ± 0.21

1.30a ± 0.06

50.00a ± 0.12

LSD

320.25

110.86

31.88

0.76

65.752

4.52

0.44

0.28

0.35

89.42

64.50

12.26

0.76

40.635

4.00

0.80

0.28

1.01

  1. Averages with different letters have a significant difference at the 0.05 level.
  2. C1 water sprayed plants as negative control.
  3. C2 sprayed plants with yeast extract as positive control.
  4. TSS, total soluble solids; Chlo, chlorophyll contents.