Table 1 Effect of two different vitamin B forms on vegetative growth characteristics of Vicia faba seedling growth.
Treatments | Shoot length (cm) | Root length (cm) | Seedling fresh wt. (g) | Seedling dry wt. (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 14.5 ± 0.27 e | 7 ± 0.12 b | 2.17 ± 0.039 g | 1.07 ± 0.012 d |
Py 50 | 21 ± 0.36 a | 8 ± 0.22 a | 3.72 ± 0.061 bc | 1.32 ± 0.025 b |
100 | 20 ± 0.38 b | 8 ± 0.14 a | 3.63 ± 0.059 ef | 1.22 ± 0.020 cd |
150 | 18 ± 0.33 c | 6 ± 0.11 c | 3.46 ± 0.058 cd | 1.16 ± 0.017 d |
200 | 16 ± 0.30 d | 5 ± 0.092 d | 3.07 ± 0.055 de | 1.08 ± 0.015 e |
250 | 15.5 ± 0.29 de | 5 ± 0.14 d | 2.58 ± 0.045 f. | 1.03 ± 0.011 e |
300 | 7.5 ± 0.13 h | 4.5 ± 0.082 d | 2.02 ± 0.039 g | 0.79 ± 0.01 f. |
Th 50 | 20 ± 0.33 b | 7 ± 0.18 b | 4.14 ± 0.076 ab | 1.23 ± 0.021 c |
100 | 18 ± 0.37 c | 7 ± 0.24 b | 4.36 ± 0.079 a | 1.36 ± 0.020 a |
150 | 15.5 ± 0.29 de | 7 ± 0.19 b | 3.85 ± 0.070 bc | 1.17 ± 0.018 cd |
200 | 15.5 ± 0.24 de | 7 ± 0.19 b | 3.74 ± 0.067 bc | 1.17 ± 0.018 cd |
250 | 13.5 ± 0.24 f. | 6 ± 0.11 c | 3.03 ± 0.057 de | 1.18 ± 0.019 cd |
300 | 10 ± 0.18 g | 6 ± 0.074 c | 2.17 ± 0.034 h | 1.17 ± 0.019 cd |
L.S.D at 5% | 0.96 | 0.5 | 0.41 | 0.09 |