International Journal of Horticulture, 2025, Vol.15, No.3, 123-132 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 126 found with the lowest number of leaves with 11.80. At 80 DAT, a maximum number of leaves i.e. 18 was found in 0.05% (1-time spray), and the lowest number of leaves i.e. 15.72 was found in 0.025% Boron (3- times spray) (Table 2). Table 1 Effect of foliar spray of different concentrations of boron on plant height of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) at Marin, Sindhuli, Nepal (2024) Treatment Plant height (cm) 45DAT 60DAT 75 DAT 80 DAT Control 32.16 46.47 52.45 53.32 0.025% Boron (1-time spray) 35.21 49.26 58.15 58.44 0.025% Boron (2- times spray) 29.62 48.65 53.52 54.44 0.025% Boron (3- times spray) 33.99 49.69 56.09 56.24 0.05% Boron (1-time spray) 34.96 49.13 57.70 59.88 0.05% Boron (2- times spray) 31.22 46.88 55.73 59.26 0.05% Boron (3- times spray) 34.01 48.72 56.49 58.05 0.075% Boron (1-time spray) 34.30 47.73 52.56 54.05 0.075% Boron (2- times spray) 34.02 51.63 56.93 59.63 0.075% Boron (3- times spray) 33.08 49.01 57.40 57.63 SEm(±) 1.338 1.87 2.95 2.53 LSD(0.05) 3.97 5.57 8.77 7.54 F test NS NS NS NS CV(%) 6.97 6.66 9.18 7.73 Grandmean 33.26 48.72 55.70 56.85 Note: LSD=Least significant difference, SEM=Standard error of mean, CV=Coefficient of variation, DAT=Days after transplanting, NS=Non-significant Table 2 Effect of foliar spray of different concentrations of boron on leaf number of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) at Marin, Sindhuli, Nepal (2024) Treatment Leaf number 45DAT 60DAT 75 DAT 80 DAT Control 8.66 10.72c 11.84 16.61 0.025% Boron (1-time spray) 9.22 12.16ab 13.33 16.83 0.025% Boron (2- times spray) 8.50 12.50a 12.27 16.88 0.025% Boron (3- times spray) 8.88 11.38bc 12.96 15.72 0.05% Boron (1-time spray) 8.88 12.22ab 11.80 18.00 0.05% Boron (2- times spray) 9.05 11.27bc 13.83 16.77 0.05% Boron (3- times spray) 9.05 11.44bc 14.16 16.11 0.075% Boron (1-time spray) 9.05 11.33bc 13.44 16.11 0.075% Boron (2- times spray) 8.94 12.16ab 12.66 15.94 0.075% Boron (3- times spray) 8.66 11.88ab 13.22 17.00 SEm(±) 0.29 0.33 0.64 1.092 LSD(0.05) 0.86 0.98 1.91 3.24 F test NS * NS NS CV(%) 5.69 4.89 8.63 11.39 Grandmean 8.89 11.71 12.95 16.60 Note: Means followed by common letter(s) within column are non-significantly different based on DMRT at P=0.05; LSD=Least Significant Difference, SEM=Standard Error of Mean, CV=Coefficient of Variation, DAT=Days After Transplanting, NS=Non-significant, *=significant at 5% level of significance Furthermore, the statistical analysis showed that leaf length was not statistically significantly affected by different concentrations of boron on different days of observations. At 45 DAT, 0.075% Boron (2- times spray) was found with maximum leaf length of 23.57 cm, and 0.05% Boron (2- times spray) was found with minimum leaf length of
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