Growth and Tolerance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties to Pre and Postemergence Graminicides

Table 1

The effect of preemergence herbicides on germination and early seedling growth of sesame varieties.

Herbicide	Genotype
	IETC	Lind 02	Ziada 94
Germination (%)
Distilled water	100.00^f	100.00^f	98.00^f
Alachlor	75.00^cd	93.00^ef	83.00^de
Metolachlor	11.00^a	63.00^c	26.00^b
value	<0.001
LSD	13.120
CV	12.5
Radicle growth (mm)
Distilled water	20.25^d	20.5^d	26.00^e
Alachlor	9.25^c	7.75^bc	5.50^ab
Metolachlor	5.50^ab	4.75^a	4.00^a
value	<0.001
LSD	2.764
CV	16.5
Plumule growth (mm)
Distilled water	20.25^d	22.00^d	26.50^e
Alachlor	6.25^b	5.25^ab	10.25^c
Metolachlor	3.25^a	5.25^ab	3.50^a
value	0.004
LSD	2.675
CV	16.1
Seedling vigor index (SVI)
Distilled water	8.30^e	8.35^e	8.54^e
Alachlor	7.04^d	7.10^d	7.16^d
Metolachlor	4.52^a	6.39^d	5.17^b
value
LSD	0.426
CV	4.2

Means for the same parameter followed by different letters are significantly different at .