| Drought treatment | Leaf dry weight | Weight of 1000-grains (g) |
| T0 (control) | 0.21 a | 22.00 a |
| T1 (15 to 21 days) | 0.17 d | 16.79 ab |
| T2 (35 to 41 days) | 0.20 ab | 16.32 ab |
| T3 (55 to 61 days) | 0.19 b | 19.17 a |
| T4 (75 to 81 days) | 0.19 b | 17.79 ab |
| T5 (95 to 101 days) | 0.17 d | 16.44 ab |
| T6 (115 to 121 days) | 0.18 c | 14.76 d |
| CV (%) | 0.19 | 9.31 |