Table 5 Effects of vermicomposted fly ash on the rate of seed germination, number of flowers, fruits per pot, weight of fruits, yield of fruits per plant and percent increase of yield over control in L. esculentum and S. melongena.
Treatments | Increase in Seed Germination over Control (%) | Rate of Seed Germination | Number of Flowers | No. of fruits per pot | Weight of fruits (g) | Yield of fruit per plant (g/plant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lycopersicon esculentum | ||||||
T1 | — | 6.75 ± 0.05f | 3.00 ± 0.58e | 5.00 ± 1.00e | 161.98 ± 36.42f | 126.14 ± 5.99f |
T2 | 37.78 | 6.89 ± 0.42e | 7.00 ± 1.00d | 11.00 ± 1.00d | 260.47 ± 44.52e | 326.17 ± 22.50e |
T3 | 53.30 | 7.13 ± 0.66d | 13.00 ± 2.08c | 14.00 ± 3.00c | 323.82 ± 12.11d | 668.54 ± 16.31d |
T4 | 60.00 | 7.48 ± 0.54c | 14.00 ± 2b | 20.00 ± 4.04b | 632.84 ± 53.86c | 859.00 ± 5.99c |
T5 | 73.33 | 8.02 ± 0.18b | 15.00 ± 3.51b | 21.00 ± 2.65b | 885.59 ± 66.89b | 922.48 ± 13.14b |
T6 | 82.22 | 8.56 ± 0.53a | 25.00 ± 2.52a | 23.00 ± 3.06a | 1334.91 ± 9.26a | 952.29 ± 10.60a |
Solanum melongena | ||||||
T1 | — | 1.75 ± 0.05f | 1.00 ± 0.58 f | 7.00 ± 1.00d | 724.21 ± 35.23f | 618.35 ± 42.84f |
T2 | 16.92 | 1.89 ± 0.42e | 2.00 ± 1.00e | 7.00 ± 0.53d | 827.29 ± 16.83e | 836.12 ± 44.42e |
T3 | 21.54 | 2.13 ± 0.66d | 4.00 ± 1.53d | 8.00 ± 1.00c | 1266.39 ± 16.67d | 1078.56 ± 8.08d |
T4 | 26.15 | 3.48 ± 0.54c | 5.67 ± 1.53c | 8.00 ± 0.58b | 1646.68 ± 10.35c | 1142.59 ± 43.39c |
T5 | 29.2 | 4.02 ± 0.18b | 6.00 ± 2.00b | 9.00 ± 1.53b | 1800.61 ± 45.38b | 1249.07 ± 48.55b |
T6 | 32.30 | 5.56 ± 0.53a | 8.00 ± 1.00a | 11.00 ± 0.58a | 1984. 81 ± 61.48a | 1293.13 ± 43.97a |
Results of two-way ANOVA test | ||||||
A | — | — | 4.72* | 10.47** | 7.58** | 6.43* |
F | — | — | 32.29*** | 23.51** | 14.25*** | 23.57** |
A x F | — | — | 3.15* | 0.92NS | 0.48NS | 0.74NS |