Table 2 LSD test-based plant height (cm) parameters (mean ± standard error) during the crop growth period (values marked with * indicate significant difference at a significance level of 5% in comparison with the corresponding value under T1 in the same column)

32.66 ± 1.76

28.83 ± 0.44

28.50 ± 0.28

25.33 ± 3.78*

29.50 ± 3.77

59.03 ± 1.49

37.66 ± 0.92*

38.46 ± 0.64*

40.26 ± 1.02*

47.86 ± 2.87*

62.50 ± 2.02

53.66 ± 0.33*

71.06 ± 0.82*

61.53 ± 0.90

62.26 ± 0.69

84.76 ± 5.31

81.13 ± 3.19

87.33 ± 2.56

89.80 ± 3.98

88.80 ± 1.60

109.50 ± 2.92

114.83 ± 9.63

117.16 ± 4.76

111.16 ± 3.76

113.16 ± 4.20

117.33 ± 1.20

121.65 ± 1.20

117.66 ± 1.45

112.33 ± 2.51

111.66 ± 1.04

121.26 ± 0.63

126.00 ± 0.57*

117.83 ± 0.72*

114.00 ± 0.57*

111.00 ± 0.57*