Table 3 Growth traits of Cynodon dactylon under control and drought stress

V01

28.67 ± 1.00c

21.22 ± 1.78a

55.97 ± 0.97c

1.82 ± 0.09d

13.67 ± 0.57c

8.96 ± 0.26f

32.00 ± 0.33d

16.11 ± 1.47c

51.72 ± 1.23f

2.24 ± 0.12f

19.00 ± 0.88c

6.58 ± 0.34f

V02

22.33 ± 1.00d

13.89 ± 0.69c

39.36 ± 1.07e

2.10 ± 0.12c

7.33 ± 0.67e

23.82 ± 0.38a

39.00 ± 0.88b

15.67 ± 0.87c

47.46 ± 0.97f

2.82 ± 0.50b

18.33 ± 0.88c

14.82 ± 0.24d

V03

17.67 ± 1.33e

10.56 ± 0.68d

44.43 ± 1.10e

1.76 ± 0.23d

11.33 ± 1.00d

14.28 ± 0.07d

31.33 ± 0.88d

10.11 ± 0.59e

55.66 ± 0.14f

2.56 ± 0.25d

20.00 ± 0.67c

10.55 ± 0.32e

V04

27.00 ± 0.58c

24.56 ± 1.09a

69.43 ± 1.66b

2.38 ± 0.15b

16.67 ± 1.15b

21.00 ± 1.07a

28.00 ± 0.00d

14.56 ± 0.62d

74.02 ± 0.61c

2.58 ± 0.15d

20.00 ± 0.67c

19.48 ± 0.58b

V05

33.00 ± 0.88b

14.67 ± 0.38c

33.02 ± 1.47f

2.39 ± 0.15b

13.33 ± 4.63c

20.40 ± 0.04a

36.67 ± 0.58c

15.00 ± 0.51c

43.00 ± 1.20 g

2.31 ± 0.19e

28.33 ± 0.88a

15.91 ± 0.22e

V06

28.00 ± 0.88c

19.93 ± 0.69a

62.07 ± 0.61b

2.25 ± 0.11b

11.00 ± 0.67d

19.96 ± 0.06b

29.67 ± 0.00d

16.67 ± 0.14c

71.14 ± 0.71c

2.39 ± 0.04e

19.67 ± 0.58c

16.12 ± 0.10c

V07

34.67 ± 0.67b

9.93 ± 0.11e

62.14 ± 1.62b

2.40 ± 0.12b

13.67 ± 0.88c

19.87 ± 0.08b

40.33 ± 0.88b

9.11 ± 0.26e

75.33 ± 0.49c

2.76 ± 0.22c

23.67 ± 0.33b

15.87 ± 0.02c

V08

31.67 ± 1.45b

11.79 ± 0.11d

55.48 ± 0.93c

1.61 ± 0.20e

5.67 ± 0.67f

19.90 ± 0.48b

32.33 ± 0.67d

10.44 ± 0.19e

67.28 ± 2.15d

2.08 ± 0.21 g

17.33 ± 0.67d

14.56 ± 0.13d

V09

30.00 ± 1.53b

17.56 ± 0.78b

51.25 ± 1.52c

2.12 ± 0.14c

8.67 ± 0.88e

15.94 ± 0.34d

47.00 ± 0.58a

16.22 ± 0.62c

63.90 ± 0.99d

2.35 ± 0.22e

17.67 ± 0.33d

21.55 ± 0.87a

V10

41.00 ± 0.67a

19.89 ± 0.73a

91.08 ± 1.04a

1.72 ± 0.34d

16.67 ± 1.33b

12.34 ± 0.21e

41.33 ± 0.58b

18.89 ± 1.06b

119.4 ± 0.88a

3.10 ± 0.16a

23.33 ± 0.88b

10.88 ± 0.41e

V11

43.00 ± 1.00a

20.17 ± 0.51a

47.31 ± 1.03d

2.34 ± 0.18b

22.00 ± 0.67a

16.99 ± 0.43c

47.00 ± 1.15a

18.67 ± 0.48b

58.05 ± 1.26e

2.46 ± 0.14e

26.33 ± 1.15e

15.92 ± 0.11c

V12

33.00 ± 1.15b

22.37 ± 0.99a

83.74 ± 1.82a

3.28 ± 0.17a

19.00 ± 1.20a

19.77 ± 0.23b

42.00 ± 1.15b

20.11 ± 1.23a

86.49 ± 1.54b

3.05 ± 0.13a

23.67 ± 1.15b

18.38 ± 0.31b

V13

27.67 ± 0.58c

19.97 ± 1.39a

63.76 ± 1.21b

2.00 ± 0.03b

13.67 ± 0.33c

17.21 ± 0.26c

39.00 ± 1.20b

19.89 ± 0.67a

85.54 ± 1.24b

2.47 ± 0.09e

23.67 ± 0.67b

12.14 ± 0.14e