Table 2 Different parameters measured under the influence of four different cultivation treatments.
Condition Parameters | Control | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Root length (Cm) | 22.67 ± 11 | 50 ± 3*** | 51 ± 3*** | 33 ± 2 | 33 ± 2 |
Root diameter (Cm) | 1.800 ± 1 | 2.8 ± 0.78 | 2.9 ± 0.75 | 1.6 ± 0.32 | 1.6 ± 0.32 |
Stem height (Cm) | 114.7 ± 26.8 | 138 ± 4 | 136 ± 5 | 107 ± 3 | 102 ± 3 |
Stem diameter (Cm) | 1.800 ± 0.2 | 3.0 ± 0.57 | 3.1 ± 0.57 | 2.1 ± 0.54 | 2.1 ± 0.54 |
No. of umbels/plant | 9.333 ± 4.1 | 22 ± 2*** | 23 ± 2*** | 14 ± 1 | 15 ± 1 |
No. of rays/umbel | 22.3 ± 1.53 | 19.7 ± 0.577 | 21.0 ± 1.73 | 30.7 ± 2.08*** | 30.3 ± 2.52** |
No. of fruits/plant | 204 | 440 | 483 | 462 | 495 |
Wt. of fruits /plant (g) | 0.91 | 3.79 | 4.22 | 3.90 | 4.24 |
Umbel diameter (cm) | 13.33 ± 1.7 | 9 ± 0.8*** | 10 ± 0.1** | 7 ± 0.6*** | 7 ± 0.9*** |
Whole plant fresh wt. (g) | 291 ± 2.08 | 378 ± 2.2*** | 368 ± 1.9*** | 297 ± 2.5* | 281 ± 2.1** |
whole plant dry wt (g) | 120 ± 32.3 | 129 ± 2.1 | 124 ± 2.6 | 103 ± 1.6 | 100 ± 1.4 |
Wt of 100 fruits (g) | 0.448 ± 0.09 | 0.862 ± 0.31 | 0.875 ± 0.33 | 0.846 ± 0.25 | 0.857 ± 0.26 |
Yield of fruit oil (% V/W) | 1.7% | 2.20% | 2.16% | 3.31% | 3.25% |