Table 4 Effect of Egyptian clover cultivars and dodder control treatments on fresh and dry weights of dodder in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons.

From: Controlling dodder (Cuscuta planiflora) in Egyptian clover with silica nanoparticles and a novel bioherbicide

Cultivars/treatments	Rate fed⁻¹	Fresh and dry weights of dodder (g m⁻²)
		First cut		Second cut		Third cut		Fourth cut
		FW	DW	FW	DW	FW	DW	FW	DW
2021/2022 Season
Gemmiza 1		35.3^b	9.0^a	62.3^b	18.5^b	234.8^b	53.2^b	324.8^b	61.1^b
Helali		28.9^c	7.6^b	51.3^c	14.9^c	218.2^c	49.6^c	308.2^c	57.5^c
Giza 6		40.6^a	9.6^a	65.3^a	19.5^a	239.2^a	54.2^a	329.3^a	62.1^a
LSD_0.05		1.94	0.65	1.66	0.74	2.49	0.81	2.48	0.81
Bioherbicide	10 kg	51.9^b	11.1^b	68.0^b	19.0^b	372.0^b	72.5^b	542.0^b	93.9^b
Bioherbicide	20 kg	44.8^c	9.7^c	59.6^c	16.1^c	359.4^c	69.6^c	529.4^bc	91.0^c
Bioherbicide	30 kg	36.9^d	7.8^d	50.4^d	14.4^c	347.2^d	67.6^c	517.2^c	89.1^c
Si-NPs	14 g	21.3^e	3.6^e	35.4^e	10.1^d	114.8^e	36.5^d	159.8^d	34.2^d
Si-NPs	22 g	16.7^f	2.4^f.	32.4^e	8.7^d	109.7^e	35.2^d	154.7^d	32.9^d
Si-NPs	30 g	11.8^g	1.7^f	30.6^e	8.3^d	106.8^e	34.7^d	151.8^d	32.4^d
Glyphosate	33.1 g	16.7^f	1.9^f	32.3^e	9.1^d	110.1^e	35.5^d	155.6^d	33.2^d
Infested		114.6^a	40.9^a	228.8^a	72.8^a	556.5^a	119.2^a	676.5^a	135.3^a
Non-infested		0.0^h	0.0^g	0.0^f	0.0^e	0.0^f	0.0^e	0.0^e	0.0^e
LSD_0.05		1.84	0.80	7.05	1.99	11.81	2.06	15.66	2.00
2022/2023 Season
Gemmiza 1		43.2^b	11.3^b	106.3^b	21.1^b	258.0^b	46.8^b	371.2^b	69.9^b
Helali		35.3^c	9.6^c	87.6^c	17.0^c	250.1^c	42.6^c	351.8^c	65.7^c
Giza 6		49.6^a	12.1^a	112.2^a	22.3^a	274.2^a	47.9^a	376.2^a	71.0^a
LSD_0.05		2.37	0.74	2.91	0.89	5.04	0.94	3.70	0.94
Bioherbicide	10 kg	63.3^b	14.5^b	116.7^b	21.3^b	425.7^b	67.1^b	620.3^b	107.4^b
Bioherbicide	20 kg	54.6^c	12.6^c	102.2^c	18.4^bc	411.3^b	63.7^c	605.9^bc	104.0^bc
Bioherbicide	30 kg	45.0^d	9.3^d	86.4^d	16.4^c	397.2^b	61.5^c	591.8^c	101.8^c
Si-NPs	14 g	26.1^e	4.6^e	60.9^e	11.5^d	131.2^c	26.0^d	182.9^d	39.2^d
Si-NPs	22 g	20.4^f	3.2^f	55.0^e	10.0^d	125.7^c	24.4^d	177.0^d	37.6^d
Si-NPs	30 g	14.4^g	2.2^f	51.6^e	9.5^d	122.3^c	23.9^d	173.6^d	37.1^d
Glyphosate	33.1 g	20.4^f	2.5^f	55.3^e	10.4^d	126.0^c	24.8^d	177.3^d	38.0^d
Infested		140.2^a	50.0^a	390.2^a	83.3^a	606.8^a	120.6^a	768.8^a	154.8^a
Non-infested		0.0^h	0.0^g	0.0^f	0.0^e	0.0^d	0.0^e	0.0^e	0.0^e
LSD_0.05		2.74	1.08	14.22	3.12	31.01	3.39	25.12	3.74

FW = Fresh weight, DW = dry weight. Values (means) followed by different letter(s) are significantly different according to LSD at p ≤ 0.05. LSD values are in bold.

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Table 4 Effect of Egyptian clover cultivars and dodder control treatments on fresh and dry weights of dodder in the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons.

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