Table 5 Effect of rocket and mustard oils and their NEs on Faba bean flowering growth parameters at 60–69 BBCH (70 DAS) (Combined analysis of the two seasons).

From: Efficacy of rocket and mustard oils and their nano-emulsions as alternatives to chemical herbicides for controlling weeds associated faba bean

Treatments

 

Flowering stage (60–69 BBCH)

 

Shoot height

(cm)

No. of leaves/

plant

No. of branches/

plant

Plant FW

(g/plant)

Plant DW

(g/plant)

LA (cm2/plant)

Control

Faba bean only

56.25bc

21.59bc

2.67ab

51.15b

5.18abc

245.55ab

Unweeded

36.50e

13.00f

1.33b

17.43f

1.78h

114.02b

Rocket oil

Without

NE

%

2.5

51.42bcd

18.50de

2.00ab

39.42de

3.57defg

229.22ab

5.0

53.17bcd

18.75cde

2.25ab

43.16cd

4.04bcde

232.76ab

7.5

66.83a

28.67a

3.17a

59.32a

5.73a

359.02a

With NE

2.5

50.00bcd

19.00bcd

1.84ab

39.22de

3.27defgh

213.58b

5.0

58.25ab

22.00b

2.84ab

58.34a

5.49ab

246.48ab

7.5

46.83cd

15.75ef

1.67ab

32.81e

2.13gh

123.90b

Mustard

oil

Without

NE

%

2.5

47.50cd

18.84cd

1.67ab

34.60e

2.53efgh

118.00b

5.0

54.34bcd

19.59bcd

2.42ab

45.55bcd

3.97bcdef

239.18ab

7.5

55.09bcd

20.67bcd

2.50ab

46.74bc

4.39abcd

241.61ab

With NE

2.5

54.00bcd

19.75bcd

2.42ab

45.05bcd

3.23defg

237.40ab

5.0

54.17bcd

18.75cde

2.42ab

45.42bcd

3.79cdef

232.94ab

7.5

45.50de

15.00f

1.67ab

23.81f

2.42fgh

118.00b

P-value

**

**

*

**

**

**

SE

± 1.9

± 0.58

± 0.31

± 1.29

± 0.30

± 26.96

  1. ** Significative at a level of 1% of probability (p < .01), * Significative at a level of 5% of probability (0.01 = < p < .05), ns Non significative (p > = 0.05), NE = nano-emulsion, No. = number, FW = fresh weight, DW = dry weight, LA = leaf area and SE = standard error.
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