Plant height, cm

Spike weight, gm

Spike length, cm

Number of grain/spike

Grain weight/spike, gm

Nitrogen fertilizer rates

75 kg N/fed

95.4 b

3.2 a

9.9 b

50.5 b

2.3 a

100 kg N/fed

98.8 ab

2.9 a

10.0 ab

53.1 b

2.4 a

125 kg N/fed

100.9 a

3.2 a

10.3 a

57.5 a

2.6 a

Salicylic acid

Control

94.2 c

3.1 a

9.6 c

48.7 c

2.2 c

SA1 (50 ppm)

97.7 b

3.0 a

10.1 b

54.2 b

2.4 b

SA2 (100 ppm)

103.2 a

3.1 a

10.6 a

58.2 a

2.7 a