Table 2 The mean comparison of interaction effects of different levels of water deficit and 24-epibrassinolide (B) on evaluated traits of cowpea

8

0

26.16 ± 7.03 ab

11.11 ± 0.61 a

2.28 ± 1.4 ab

7.26 ± 0.71 b

7.11 ± 0.33 a

12.09 ± 0.93 a

31.7 ± 7.53 abcd

13.97 ± 1.82 ab

9.48 ± 1.03 b

6.62 ± 1.15 ab

5

27.7 ± 8.53 a

11.05 ± 0.58 a

2.74 ± 2.79 ab

7.34 ± 0.81 b

7.08 ± 0.35 a

12.16 ± 1.54 a

32.97 ± 5.36ab

14.7 ± 2.17 ab

10.14 ± 0.93 a

6.29 ± 0.84 bc

10

28.1 ± 6.93 a

11.45 ± 0.69 a

3.16 ± 7.88 a

8.99 ± 0.19 a

7.34 ± 1.52 a

12.28 ± 3.98 a

34.63 ± 9.56 a

15.44 ± 3.72 a

10.49 ± 0.64 a

6.92 ± 1.13 a

12

0

25.75 ± 7.89 ab

10.86 ± 0.92 a

1.93 ± 1.17 ab

7.07 ± 1.06 b

6.89 ± 0.36 a

11.76 ± 1.52 a

28.75 ± 5.47 de

13.76 ± 1.54 ab

8.05 ± 0.78 c

6.12 ± 1 bc

5

26.51 ± 6.24 ab

10.96 ± 0.71 a

1.94 ± 1 ab

7.2 ± 0.86 b

6.92 ± 0.25 a

11.88 ± 0.89 a

29.36 ± 10.69 cde

14.32 ± 2.36 ab

8.14 ± 0.29 c

6.17 ± 0.51 bc

10

26.57 ± 8.97 ab

11.43 ± 0.82 a

2.07 ± 1.28 ab

7.27 ± 1.16 b

6.96 ± 0.61 a

12.2 ± 0.93 a

32.46 ± 10.52 abc

14.55 ± 1.81 ab

8.27 ± 0.52 c

6.57 ± 0.84 ab

16

0

23.22 ± 6.5 b

10.64 ± 0.85 a

1.75 ± 0.91 b

6.83 ± 1.04 b

6.84 ± 0.78 a

11.21 ± 1.06 a

26.96 ± 5.34 e

13.62 ± 2.32 b

6.96 ± 0.75 d

5.96 ± 0.94 c

5

25.25 ± 4.27 ab

10.67 ± 2.85 a

1.78 ± 0.97 b

6.7 ± 0.45 b

6.9 ± 0.44 a

11.64 ± 1 a

28.21 ± 4.86 de

14.09 ± 2.68 ab

7.45 ± 0.67 d

6.27 ± 0.129 bc

10

25.31 ± 6.25 ab

11.26 ± 0.78 a

1.89 ± 1.3 ab

7.2 ± 0.54 b

6.94 ± 0.55 a

11.67 ± 1.26 a

30.04 ± 6.41 bcde

14.51 ± 3.63 ab

7.54 ± 0.51 d

6.36 ± 0.66 abc

8

0

1803.31 ± 335.04 b

4.42 ± 0.67 a

9.29 ± 1.2 b

10.97 ± 0.77 c

5.45 ± 0.5 d

16.42 ± 1.02 d

12.44 ± 0.68 c

2.09 ± 0.13 h

3.01 ± 0.27 i

5

2030.17 ± 521.32 a

4.7 ± 0.82 a

9.46 ± 1.34 b

13.08 ± 1.37 b

6.54 ± 0.78 b

19.62 ± 1.82 b

13.97 ± 0.74 b

2.76 ± 0.38 f

3.59 ± 0.41 h

10

2069.5 ± 407.33 a

4.95 ± 0.91 a

10.41 ± 0.71 a

14.08 ± 1.31 a

7.16 ± 0.83 a

21.25 ± 1.58 a

15.16 ± 1.58 a

3.4 ± 0.31 e

4.29 ± 0.6 f

12

0

1393.28 ± 204.66 cd

4.21 ± 0.66 a

8.96 ± 1.28 b

8.83 ± 0.83 e

3.96 ± 0.27 f

12.8 ± 0.81 f

9.79 ± 0.78 d

2.69 ± 0.19 f

4.08 ± 0.26 g

5

1378.88 ± 320.61 cd

4.23 ± 0.5 a

9.18 ± 1.79 b

11.16 ± 1.26 c

4.76 ± 0.73 e

15.93 ± 1.87 d

11.83 ± 1.02 c

3.67 ± 0.28 d

4.95 ± 0.33 e

10

1522.88 ± 318.79 c

4.57 ± 0.75 a

8.64 ± 1.57 b

12.58 ± 1.16 b

5.87 ± 0.65 c

18.45 ± 1.45 c

12.41 ± 0.99 c

4.45 ± 0.29 c

5.78 ± 0.59 c

16

0

1243.18 ± 458.92 d

4.05 ± 0.77 b

7.85 ± 1.19 b

5.5 ± 0.52 f

2.62 ± 0.56 h

8.12 ± 0.75 h

6.75 ± 0.75 f

3.16 ± 0.17 f

5.41 ± 0.5 d

5

1324.49 ± 257.43 cd

4.2 ± 0.9 a

8.29 ± 0.99 b

8.16 ± 1.74 e

3.35 ± 0.7 g

11.52 ± 2.41 g

7.91 ± 0.66 e

4.83 ± 0.63 b

6.32 ± 0.61 b

10

1363.54 ± 148.18 cd

4 ± 0.5 b

8.39 ± 1.71 b

9.58 ± 1.62 d

4.49 ± 1.15 e

14.07 ± 2.67 e

9.58 ± 1.16 d

5.99 ± 0.78 a

7.26 ± 0.76 a

8

0

20.19 ± 2 c

128.85 ± 12.07 e

11.73 ± 1.36 g

6.28 ± 0.69 e

0.03 ± 0.002 f

0.04 ± 0.004 h

0.039 ± 0.003 f

0.02 ± 0.001 g

0.025 ± 0.004 f

5

26.58 ± 3.55 bc

151.08 ± 24.28 d

13.08 ± 1.78 g

5.75 ± 0.44 ef

0.037 ± 0.004 e

0.05 ± 0.005 g

0.048 ± 0.008 e

0.024 ± 0.002 f

0.033 ± 0.007 e

10

31.41 ± 2.93 bc

190.41 ± 24.44 c

15.58 ± 2.1 f

5.15 ± 0.46 f

0.04 ± 0.002 e

0.06 ± 0.006 f

0.062 ± 0.01 d

0.033 ± 0.006 d

0.042 ± 0.009 d

12

0

27 ± 2.76 bc

148.91 ± 14.27 d

16.66 ± 1.3 f

8.58 ± 1.05 c

0.04 ± 0.003 e

0.05 ± 0.003 g

0.05 ± 0.005 e

0.08 ± 0.009 a

0.033 ± 0.005 e

5

33.08 ± 4.69 bc

181.5 ± 16.9 c

18.58 ± 1.31 e

7.41 ± 0.9 d

0.044 ± 0.003 d

0.08 ± 0.009 d

0.064 ± 0.001 cd

0.03 ± 0.004 e

0.043 ± 0.008 d

10

41.41 ± 3.65 b

235.58 ± 49.72 b

20.75 ± 1.35 d

6 ± 0.75 ef

0.052 ± 0.005 c

0.1 ± 0.02 b

0.079 ± 0.01 b

0.036 ± 0.005 c

0.053 ± 0.001 b

16

0

34.41 ± 4.39 bc

197.16 ± 12.31 c

24.58 ± 2.27 c

12.5 ± 1 a

0.05 ± 0.002 c

0.08 ± 0.004 c

0.066 ± 0.007 c

0.032 ± 0.004 d

0.046 ± 0.006 c

5

40.33 ± 4.84 b

234.08 ± 33.01 b

27.58 ± 2.64 b

11.16 ± 1.11 b

0.056 ± 0.004 b

0.07 ± 0.004 e

0.083 ± 0.001 b

0.035 ± 0.004 c

0.053 ± 0.001 b

10

66.41 ± 61.65 a

292.91 ± 96.95 a

30.41 ± 7.48 a

8.33 ± 3 cd

0.067 ± 0.001 a

0.13 ± 0.04 a

0.11 ± 0.004 a

0.048 ± 0.009 b

0.056 ± 0.007 a