Exogenous application of bio-stimulants and growth retardants improve nutrient absorption and fiber quality in upland cotton

Table 3 Effect of foliar spray with MLE and MC on nutrient uptake in locules of two cotton cultivars

Treatments			Nitrogen uptake in locule /%		Phosphorus uptake in locule /%		Potassium uptake in locule /%
Cultivar	Foliar spray	Application time (DAB)	2016	2017	2016	2017	2016	2017
CIM 573	Distilled water	0	0.313ij	0.353f	0.313bc	0.323fg	0.723g	0.770be
		45	0.303j	0.373ef	0.310c	0.340eg	0.757af	0.760ce
		90	0.323hj	0.380df	0.330ac	0.310g	0.750cg	0.787ae
	MLE	0	0.390dg	0.380df	0.340ac	0.360dg	0.763ae	0.790ae
		45	0.407bg	0.410bf	0.360ac	0.377bf	0.773ac	0.803ad
		90	0.427ad	0.417be	0.370ac	0.390ae	0.787a	0.803ad
	MC	0	0.353gj	0.367ef	0.340ac	0.333eg	0.747cg	0.767be
		45	0.363ei	0.380df	0.350ac	0.360dg	0.763ae	0.783ae
		90	0.357fj	0.370ef	0.340ac	0.387ae	0.777ac	0.800ae
	MLE + MC	0	0.393dg	0.397cf	0.347ac	0.387ae	0.767ad	0.810ac
		45	0.430ad	0.400bf	0.350ac	0.423ac	0.777ac	0.827a
		90	0.413ag	0.437ad	0.373ac	0.420ad	0.783ab	0.830a
CIM 598	Distilled water	0	0.387dg	0.410bf	0.357ac	0.367cg	0.737dg	0.747e
		45	0.400cg	0.410bf	0.360ac	0.390ae	0.727fg	0.750de
		90	0.380dh	0.423ae	0.377ab	0.387ae	0.733eg	0.783ae
	MLE	0	0.420ae	0.440ad	0.363ac	0.403ad	0.753bg	0.787ae
		45	0.437ad	0.440ad	0.377ab	0.427ac	0.767ad	0.800ae
		90	0.467ab	0.460ab	0.380a	0.443a	0.773ac	0.813ac
	MC	0	0.417af	0.420be	0.347ac	0.410ad	0.740dg	0.760ce
		45	0.403cg	0.427ae	0.360ac	0.410ad	0.747cg	0.777ae
		90	0.413ag	0.443ac	0.353ac	0.413ad	0.763ae	0.770be
	MLE + MC	0	0.440ad	0.443ac	0.357ac	0.427ac	0.773ac	0.790ae
		45	0.457ac	0.450ac	0.367ac	0.413ad	0.777ac	0.803ad
		90	0.473a	0.483a	0.367ac	0.430ab	0.783ab	0.820ab

Values are means of three replications with ten plants per replication. Values with the same letter in a column do not differ significantly at P ≤ 0.05. MLE Moringa leaf extract, MC Mepiquat chloride, DAB days after blooming

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