Enhancing growth, yield, essential oil content, and composition of holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum L.) using red algae-based bio-stimulant under acidic conditions of the Western Himalayas

Table 2 Effect of S. chordalis on growth parameters of O. tenuiflorum

Treatment		Plant height (cm) DAT			Primary branches DAT			Plant spread EW(cm) DAT			Plant spread NS (cm) DAT			CCI DAT
Treatment		60	90	120	60	90	120	60	90	120	60	90	120	60	90	120
Sole Effect
Application method	Drench	10.4	17.2	51.4	5.8^b	8.3^b	12.2^b	13.7^b	21.2^b	52.6^b	13.2^a	28.8^b	68.6^b	10.6^b	22.4^b	26.3^b
	Foliar	10.9	17.3	52.3	6.6^a	9.3^a	13.7^a	14.2^a	22.1^a	54.1^a	14.2^b	29.5^a	69.5^a	11.5^a	24.7^a	28.0^a
	SEm ±	0.252	0.07	0.32	0.20	0.21	0.226	0.171	0.12	0.144	0.103	0.134	0.21	0.076	0.137	0.242
	LSD (P = 0.05)	NS	NS	NS	0.61	0.62	0.677	0.51	0.38	0.431	0.307	0.4	0.628	0.227	0.411	0.723
Concentration	Control	10.3	17.5	51.3	4.6^b	6.6^c	11.0^c	11.1^d	19.1^d	50.2^d	11.3^b	26.1^d	63.0^d	9.1^d	16.9^e	20.3^c
	2.5 mL/L	10.3	17.1	52.6	5.8^b	7.8^bc	11.8^bc	13.8^bc	21.7^c	52.0^c	13.8^ab	28.0^c	70.8^c	10.6^c	21.0^c	25.0^b
	5.0 mL/L	11.2	17.3	51.2	6.1^b	9.0^bc	13.5^bc	15.2^bc	23.3^b	55.5^b	15.3^a	31.7^b	72.7^b	11.7^b	24.0^b	26.9^b
	7.5 mL/L	11.0	17.1	51.6	9.3^a	12.5^a	16.7^a	16.7^a	25.4^a	58.8^a	16.9^a	34.0^a	75.8^a	14.7^a	37.0^a	42.5^a
	10.0 mL/L	10.5	17.2	52.6	5.0^b	8.1^bc	12.0^bc	13.3^c	19.1^d	50.3^d	11.1^d	26.1^d	63.0^d	9.11^d	18.9^d	20.9^c
	SEm ±	0.398	0.12	0.51	0.32	0.33	0.357	0.271	0.20	0.228	0.162	0.211	0.332	0.12	0.217	0.382
	LSD (P = 0.05)	NS	NS	NS	0.973	0.99	1.07	0.81	0.60	0.682	0.486	0.633	0.99	0.36	0.651	1.143
Interaction Effect
	LSD (P = 0.05)	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.852	0.964	0.68	NS	NS	0.509	0.92	1.617

SEm standard error of mean, LSD least significant difference, NS not significant, DAT Days after transplanting. Means within each column with similar letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level

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