| Treatments | N levels | Number No. plant−1 | Increase over control (%) | Relative number (%) |
| T1 | 0 | 10.99 b | - | 66.08 |
| T2 | 60 | 16.00 a | 45.602 | 96.21 |
| T3 | 90 | 16.63 a | 51.335 | 100.00 |
| T4 | 120 | 15.80 a | 43.782 | 95.01 |
| T5 | 150 | 15.01 a | 36.603 | 90.27 |