Table 1 Effect of foliar spray with MLE and MC on number of bolls per plant and seed cotton yield of two cotton cultivars
Treatments | No. of bolls per plant | Seed cotton yield/ (kg·ha−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cultivar | Foliar spray | Application time (DAB) | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | 2017 |
CIM 573 | Distilled water | 0 | 20.47m | 22.37g | 2 707.2k | 2 676.9k |
45 | 21.27lm | 22.94fg | 2 919.7jk | 2 707.7jk | ||
90 | 22.48jm | 23.91cg | 3 007.5ik | 2 838.8ik | ||
MLE | 0 | 24.69fi | 24.38ag | 3 103.0gk | 2 961.9hk | |
45 | 25.83dg | 24.53ag | 3 337.5ej | 3 153.9ci | ||
90 | 26.46cf | 25.73ac | 3 395.7ei | 3 350.9ae | ||
MC | 0 | 22.09km | 23.43cg | 2 779.6k | 2 990.9gk | |
45 | 24.67fi | 24.35ag | 2 915.7jk | 3 158.9ci | ||
90 | 24.85ei | 24.35ag | 3 162.4fk | 3 071.8di | ||
MLE + MC | 0 | 24.13gj | 24.42ag | 3 068.0hk | 3 249.9ah | |
45 | 26.11cg | 24.91ag | 3 344.9ej | 3 309.4ag | ||
90 | 26.81be | 25.71ad | 3 367.3ej | 3 397.6ac | ||
CIM 598 | Distilled water | 0 | 22.51jl | 23.98cg | 3 519.8dh | 2 995.5gk |
45 | 23.75hk | 23.19dg | 3 550.6dg | 3 042.6ei | ||
90 | 23.26il | 24.01cg | 3 580.9cf | 3 175.7bh | ||
MLE | 0 | 25.94dg | 25.23af | 3 626.5ce | 3 291.3ag | |
45 | 28.04ac | 25.04af | 3 920.4ad | 3 375.4ad | ||
90 | 28.03ac | 25.82ac | 4 022.5ac | 3 489.0ab | ||
MC | 0 | 22.07km | 23.11eg | 3 577.8cf | 3 010.4fj | |
45 | 24.14gj | 24.20bg | 3 734.6be | 3 192.7bh | ||
90 | 25.69eh | 25.10af | 3 660.4ce | 3 238.2bh | ||
MLE + MC | 0 | 27.76ad | 25.49ae | 3 974.2ad | 3 326.6af | |
45 | 28.83ab | 26.72ab | 4 181.0ab | 3 435.8ac | ||
90 | 29.06a | 26.76a | 4 279.4a | 3 563.8a | ||