| Crops | No. of leaves at | |||
| 15 days | 20 days | 25 days | 30 days | |
| Tomato (V1) | 2.56 b | 3.66 b | 3.69 b | 4.41b |
| Brinjal (V2) | 2.56 b | 3.66 b | 3.69 b | 4.41b |
| Capsicum (V3) | 2.86 a | 3.96 a | 3.99 a | 4.71a |
| Broccoli (V4) | 2.46 b | 3.01 c | 3.02 c | 3.36c |
| Level of significance | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| (CV%) | 7.87 | 0.82 | 6.52 | 4.87 |