Cultivar

Mulching

Treatments

Plant height (inch)

Number of branches/plant

Number of effective branches/plant

Number of leaves/plant

Leaves length (cm)

Leaves breadth (cm)

B₀

24.30 a

3.06 b

2.53 b

76.40 a

20.63 ab

6.28 b

B₁

21.00 b

2.93 b

2.60 b

53.93 b

19.83 b

6.47 b

B₂

21.80 b

4.06 a

3.46 a

56.40 b

21.60 a

7.13 a

LSD_0.05 (Cultivar)

0.000

0.000

0.008

0.003

0.061

0.012

T_o

18.86 c

3.33 a

2.40 b

66.93 a

17.26 b

5.30 c

T₁

26.33 a

3.13 a

2.93 ab

66.53 ab

22.80 a

7.60 a

T₂

21.90 b

3.60 a

3.26 a

53.26 b

22.00 a

6.98 b

LSD_0.05 (Mulching)

0.000

0.239

0.031

0.0766

0.000

0.000

B₀T₀

23.40 bc

3.00 c

2.00 c

82.40 ab

19.90 d

6.10 cd

B₀T₁

27.40 a

2.80 c

2.80 abc

88.60 a

20.40 cd

6.40 c

B₀T₂

22.10 cd

3.40 abc

2.80 abc

58.20 c

21.60 bcd

6.34 c

B₁T₀

16.80 e

3.00 c

2.20 bc

57.20 c

15.50 e

4.60 e

B₁T₁

25.40 ab

2.60 c

2.40 bc

54.00 c

22.60 bc

7.90 ab

B₁T₂

20.80 d

3.20 bc

3.20 ab

50.60 c

21.40 bcd

6.92 bc

B₂T_o

16.40 e

4.00 ab

3.00 abc

61.20 bc

16.40 e

5.20 de

B₂T₁

26.20 a

4.00 ab

3.60 a

57.00 c

25.40 a

8.50 a

B₂T₂

22.80 cd

4.20 a

3.80 a

51.00 c

23.00 ab

7.70 ab

LSD_0.05 (Cultivar × Mulching)

0.001

0.956

0.865

0.490

0.000

0.000