Growth Parameters | Shoot length (cm) | No. of leaves/ plant | No. of branches /plant | Leaves area/plant (cm)2 | F. wt. of root (g) | D. wt. of shoot (g) | Root length (cm) | F. wt. of shoot | D. wt. of root (g) | No. of inflorescence/plant |
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Control | 32 ± 1.5d | 69.67 ± 1.45d | 7.33 ± 0.33d | 39.31 ± 0.43e | 2.62 ± 0.1d | 0.480 ± 0.025ed | 9.17 ± 0.4de | 0.136 ± 0.008e | 0.082 ± 0.006f | 7 ± 0,57cd |
Chilling (6 °C ± 0.5) | 27.9 ± 0.49e | 40.33 ± 1,45e | 5 ± 0.57e | 14.28 ± 0.71f | 2.14 ± 0.24d | 0.314 ± 0.005 e | 9.73 ± 0.2 cde | 0.137 ± 0.01e | 0.0495 ± 0.002g | 5 ± 0.57d |
Pot. silicate (80 mM) | 36.67 ± 1.2 c | 103.33 ± 2.4a | 9 ± 0.57bcd | 94.29 ± 0.82b | 4.83 ± 0.088b | 0.926 ± 0.04b | 12.07 ± 1ab | 0.319 ± −.04c | 0.114 ± 0.01d | 11 ± 0.57ab |
Humic acid (50 mg.l−1) | 46 ± 1.5a | 101 ± 0.58a | 12 ± 0.57a | 108.84 ± 3.17a | 7.2 ± 0.65a | 1.686 ± 0.16a | 13.37 ± 0.4a | 0.93 ± 0.088 a | 0.245 ± 0.007a | 12 ± 0.57a |
γ-ray (50 Gy) | 40.17 ± 0.44b | 89.67 ± 1,45b | 9.67 ± 0.88bc | 90.31 ± 1.5b | 3.87 ± 0.32bc | 0.8129 ± 0.02bc | 11.23 ± 0.8bc | 0.474 ± 0.038b | 0.197 ± 0.01b | 8.67 ± 0.88c |
Chilling + Pot. silicate | 34 ± 0.57cd | 80.33 ± 4.6c | 8 ± 0.57cd | 57.39 ± 1.14d | 2.41 ± 0.06d | 0.473 ± 0.06 de | 10.2 ± 0.15cd | 0.194 ± 0.006de | 0.0823 ± 0.003f | 6.33 ± 0.88d |
Chilling + Humic acid | 36 ± 1.52c | 93.67 ± 1.8b | 10 ± 0.57b | 71.82 ± 1.5c | 4.1 ± 0.25b | 0.979 ± 0.04b | 10.6 ± 0.3bcd | 0.433 ± 0.02 b | 0.138 ± 0.02c | 9 ± 0.57bc |
Chilling + γ-ray (50 Gy) | 28.33 ± 0.88e | 80 ± 1.15c | 8 ± 0.29cd | 59.34 ± 3.2d | 3.07 ± 0.37 cd | 0.608 ± 0.03cd | 9.57 ± 0.57d | 0.285 ± 0.008cd | 0.108 ± 0.003e | 8 ± 0.57cd |
LSD at 0.05 | 3.174 | 6.77 | 1.756 | 5.609 | 0.973 | 0.207 | 1.629 | 0.111 | 0.002 | 2.071 |
% of inc. by HA over control | 12.5 | 15.6 | 56.5 | 103.9 | 218.4 | 68.3 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 82.7 | 28.6 |
% of inc. by HA over chilling-stressed | 29.3 | 8.94 | 91.6 | 208.5 | 216.1 | 178.8 | 132.3 | 100 | 402.9 | 80 |