Potential Regulatory Role of Gibberellic and Humic Acids in Sprouting of Chlorophytum borivilianum Tubers
Table 2
Sprout length (cm) and total root length (cm) during early growth as affected by concentration of gibberellic acid (GA3) and humic acid (HA).
Treatments
7 DAS
14 DAS
21 DAS
28 DAS
SL
TRL
SL
TRL
SL
TRL
SL
TRL
Control
0.48e
2.53d
0.73e
3.90c
1.23c
9.23d
1.97d
21.55c
10 mg L−1 GA3
0.65d
3.23bc
1.45bc
7.73ab
2.00b
13.28bc
2.40c
26.53bc
15 mg L−1 GA3
0.63d
3.48bc
1.32c
7.05b
1.53c
14.23b
2.28cd
28.85b
20 mg L−1 GA3
0.60d
4.30a
1.70a
8.95a
2.55a
21.88a
3.55b
36.40a
5% HA
0.85c
3.03cd
1.35cd
5.15c
2.31ab
14.83b
3.28b
29.93b
10% HA
1.35a
0.00e
1.75a
4.08c
2.55a
11.18cd
4.10a
24.80bc
15% HA
1.18b
3.85ab
1.50b
7.93ab
2.43a
20.83a
3.43b
35.20a
Prob. >
0.16
0.77
0.13
1.49
0.25
2.91
0.39
5.27
DAS, SL, and TRL indicate days after sprouting, sprout length (cm), and total root length (cm), respectively. Means with the same letter in the same column are not significantly different by LSD.