Effect of Presprouting Plant Growth Regulators and Natural Materials on Dormancy, Growth, and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)

Table 3

Means for the number of sprouts and sprout quality of six plant growth regulators and natural materials under a greenhouse in the 2019–2020 seasons.

Treatments	Number of sprouts				Sprout quality
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Thickness (mm)	Length (mm)
Grass	2.06ab	3.11a	3.72ab	5.00a	4.49a	6.31a
BL	2.28a	3.00a	3.83a	5.33a	4.71a	6.73a
Soil	1.50bc	2.56ab	2.94c	3.89b	3.86b	5.49b
BAP	0.94cd	1.83c	2.56c	3.78b	2.76c	3.44c
GA3	1.44bc	2.06bc	3.11bc	3.78b	2.97c	3.69c
Zeatin	1.67ab	2.56ab	3.00c	3.50b	2.59c	3.49c
Control	0.33d	0.72d	1.22d	1.83c	1.59d	2.39d
Mean	1.46	2.26	2.91	3.87	3.28	3.51
LSD	0.20	0.69	0.68	0.93	0.49	0.64
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Season	^ns				^ns	^ns

Key: means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different (), BL: banana leaves, GA3: Gibberellins, and BAP: 6-Benzylaminopurine.