Research Article

Potential Regulatory Role of Gibberellic and Humic Acids in Sprouting of Chlorophytum borivilianum Tubers

Table 3

Number of leaves and total leaf area (cm2) per plant as affected by different concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA3) and humic acid (HA).

Treatments60 DAS90 DAS120 DAS
NLTLANLTLANLTLA

Control 321.50c15.85c 12.85c198.35d
10 mg L−1 GA3 18.90b594.96b
15 mg L−1 GA3 18.60b633.38b
20 mg L−1 GA3 504.25a21.88a792.05a 388.98a
5% HA 18.64b
10% HA13.04d294.25c 492.95d
15% HA18.37a482.50a21.30a750.83a18.37a

Prob. > 3.3997.992.2986.113.3179.39

DAS, NL, and TLA indicate days after sprouting, number of leaves, and total leaf area (cm2), respectively. Means with the same letter in the same column are not significantly different by LSD.