Research Article

Analysis of Plant Growth and Yield in Varieties of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Grafted onto Different Eggplant Rootstocks

Table 2

Effect of grafting on the number of branches.

TreatmentR0R1R2R3

Number of branches 4 WAT
V12.33 ab2.00 a2.11 ab2.78 bc
V24.00 d2.70 b2.00 a3.22 c
V35.00 e2.45 ab2.22 ab2.67 ab
LSD 5%0.68
CV (%)28.7

Number of branches 6 WAT
V19.00 ab7.11 a7.45 a8.00 ab
V216.8 d15.44 cd10.9 ab18.1 d
V312.2 bc9.11 ab8.44 ab8.89 ab
LSD 5%4.5
CV (%)35.7

Number of branches 8 WAT
V115.1 d13.2 cd8.22 a9.00 ab
V211.2 bc9.78 ab8.55 ab9.56 ab
V39.0 ab11.4 bc10.0 ab13.22 cd
LSD 5%2.97
CV (%)32.1

Numbers in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different based on LSD test at significant level of 5%. LSD is least significant difference; CV is coefficient of variation.