Table 6 Effects of vermicomposted fly ash amendment on photosynthetic pigments, boron, shoot nitrogen and total phenol in leaves of Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum melongena plant during harvesting.
Treatment | Chlorophyll a (µg/g) | Chlorophyll b (µg/g) | Carotenoids (µg/g) | Boron (µg/g) | Shoot Nitrogen (µg/g) | Total Phenols (mg/100 g dry weight) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lycopersicon esculentum | ||||||
T1 | 655.22 ± 2.56f | 321.71 ± 3.67f | 5.85 ± 0.19f | 204.14 ± 1.72f | 1.55 ± 0.03a | 325.95 ± 7.24f |
T2 | 664.28 ± 1.37e | 360.73 ± 7.44e | 6.22 ± 0.03e | 222.17 ± 3.97e | 1.43 ± 0.03b | 408.82 ± 3.65e |
T3 | 683.42 ± 4.11d | 374.60 ± 6.93d | 6.94 ± 0.04d | 274.57 ± 3.50d | 1.32 ± 0.04c | 423.94 ± 4.01d |
T4 | 704.16 ± 9.30c | 397.44 ± 0.95c | 7.27 ± 0.08c | 312.32 ± 7.54c | 1.20 ± 0.04d | 434.11 ± 7.25c |
T5 | 729.94 ± 4.45b | 404.33 ± 7.69b | 7.53 ± 0.08b | 412.35 ± 6.09b | 1.05 ± 0.03e | 457.11 ± 1.08b |
T6 | 749.37 ± 6.32a | 462.55 ± 17.57a | 7.83 ± 0.04a | 447.98 ± 7.66a | 0.87 ± 0.04f | 513.98 ± 1.23a |
Solanum melongena | ||||||
T1 | 691.21 ± 2.41e | 679.48 ± 18.75e | 6.36 ± 0.26d | 246.44 ± 11.15e | 2.76 ± 0.10a | 336.46 ± 7.04f |
T2 | 715.21 ± 18.3d | 691.99 ± 57.83d | 6.60 ± 0.64d | 276.25 ± 8.89d | 2.46 ± 0.11b | 415.53 ± 5.04e |
T3 | 744.50 ± 30.28c | 726.02 ± 87.18c | 7.38 ± 0.22c | 304.63 ± 7.30c | 2.15 ± 0.03d | 439.29 ± 11.71d |
T4 | 757.26 ± 51.96c | 756.74 ± 32.29b | 7.63 ± 0.45c | 330.66 ± 10.51b | 2.22 ± 0.32c | 469.36 ± 10.80c |
T5 | 791.95 ± 30.44b | 763.34 ± 85.17b | 8.45 ± 0.28b | 332.14 ± 11.90b | 1.80 ± 0.14e | 481.04 ± 10.80b |
T6 | 811.59 ± 14.02a | 822.84 ± 18.25a | 9.24 ± 0.36a | 376.37 ± 7.48a | 1.67 ± 0.015f | 497.61 ± 77.11a |
Results of two-way ANOVA test | ||||||
A | 225*** | 247.82*** | 138.65** | 210.57*** | 176.44** | 95.88** |
F | 135.11** | 87.56** | 75.42** | 63.08** | 82.59** | 48.36** |
A x F | 12.08** | 5.82** | 7.63** | 1.95NS | 3.77** | 7.63** |