Laboratory Studies on the Effects of Aqueous Extracts from Sorghum bicolor Stem and Zea mays (Roots and Tassel) on the Germination and Seedling Growth of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

Table 3

Effects of aqueous extracts of sorghum stem and maize (roots and tassel) on the plumule length (cm) of okra.

Extracts g/200 mL	Time (hrs)
	24	48	72	96	120	144
A
Sorghum stem 0	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.22^a	0.44^a	1.19^a	2.35^a
Sorghum stem 5	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.17^a	0.41^a	0.65^b	1,55^b
Sorghum stem 10	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.16^a	0.37^a	0.60^b	1.41^bc
Sorghum stem 15	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.15^A	0.33^a	0.58^b	0.98^c
Sorghum stem 20	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.03^b	0.13^b	0.23^c	0.57^de
Sorghum stem 25	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.01^b	0.07^b	0.13^c	0.42^e
B
Maize root 0	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.34^a	0.56^a	1.25^a	1.81^a
Maize root 5	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.21^ab	0.52^a	1.02^ab	1.63^ab
Maize root 10	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.15^ab	0.43^a	0.58^b	1.38^ab
Maize root 15	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.11^b	0.41^a	0.72^b	1.17^bc
Maize root 20	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.00^c	0.08^b	0.23^c	0.79^c
Maize root 25	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.00^c	0.04^b	0.08^c	0.24^d
C
Maize tassel 0	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.33^a	0.47^a	0.72^a	2.10^a
Maize tassel 5	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.26^ab	0.35^ab	0.56^a	1.02^b
Maize tassel 10	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.11^bc	0.32^b	0.55^a	0.99^b
Maize tassel 15	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.11^bc	0.18^c	0.29^b	0.89^b
Maize tassel 20	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.06^c	0.15^c	0.26^b	0.63^b
Maize tassel 25	0.00^a	0.00^a	0.00^c	0.04^c	0.08^c	0.46^c

Means followed by the same letter with the column for each treatment are not significantly different at ().