Table 2 Growth characteristics of Bt and non-Bt cotton cultivars grown with different levels and methods of B application

45.1^f

51.0^ef

1.3^de

1.1^e

7.0^ef

6.3^e

69.0^g

72.9^g

49.4^de

61.8^d

4.4^b

2.1^cd

10.3^cd

14.2^a

94.5^d

88.0^de

51.4^d

72.8^bc

2.1^d

4.9^a

11.9^c

15.3^a

110.2^bc

97.4^c

54.9^cd

70.1^c

3.2^c

3.2^bc

14.0^b

9.4^cd

92.8^d

103.2^b

64.5^a

67.4^cd

3.4^c

3.3^bc

11.4^c

12.0^b

86.2^e

74.8^g

57.8^bc

69.2^c

3.2^c

2.4^cd

14.2^ab

13.2^ab

85.4^e

88.4^de

65.2^a

61.5^d

2.9^cd

1.9^d

15.9^a

12.1^b

94.8^d

82.7^e

63.7^a

85.3^a

3.9^bc

2.2^cd

12.2^bc

13.4^ab

80.0^ef

89.1^d

59.4^ab

65.9^cd

3.1^c

2.1^cd

14.1^ab

13.0^b

97.3^d

89.3^d

60.3^a

59.8^de

3.3^c

3.3^bc

11.4^c

11.4^bc

111.0^bc

111.3^a

57.7^bc

64.5^cd

5.1^ab

1.9^d

12.3^bc

11.3^bc

113.4^b

100.4^bc

60.4^b

59.2^de

6.2^a

2.1^cd

11.9^c

9.5^cd

126.2^a

76.5^g