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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.

From: Enhanced soil fertility, plant growth promotion and microbial enzymatic activities of vermicomposted fly ash

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

  1. Values are in Mean ± SD, n = 3
  2. Levels of significance: ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; NS = not significant (Two-way ANOVA); (−): Two-way ANOVA not applied.
  3. Different letters in the same column denote significant differences (p < 0.05) in the rate of seed germination, number of flowers, number of fruits per pot, weight of fruits, yield of fruits per plant of L. esculentum and S. melongena, respectively in different treatments (One-way ANOVA; Tukey’s test).