Treatments

Plant height, (cm)

Chlorophyll, SPAD

Carotene, mg·g−1

Leaf area, cm2

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

Compost soil addition

Vermicompost (0.5 ton·fed−1)

35.76a

36.86a

44.50a

44.98a

0.585a

0.596a

650.83a

659.33a

Plant compost (5.0 ton·fed−1)

33.89b

34.99b

43.86b

44.43b

0.563b

0.572b

637.92b

646.17b

Control (without addition)

29.18c

30.10c

42.21c

42.73c

0.512c

0.521c

605.92c

614.25c

LSD at 5%

0.36

0.53

0.03

0.10

0.001

0.001

1.49

1.36

Gypsium soil addition

Check treatment

31.37b

32.34b

43.02b

43.54b

0.537b

0.546b

620.89b

628.78b

Gypsium (GR)

34.52a

35.63a

44.03a

44.55a

0.570a

0.580a

642.22a

651.06a

LSD at 5%

0.24

0.32

0.16

0.12

0.002

0.002

0.51

0.49

Cobalt foliar application

Check treatment

32.48b

33.48b

43.36b

43.87b

0.548b

0.558b

627.67b

635.83b

Cobalt (10.0 mg Co L−1)

33.41a

34.49a

43.68a

44.23a

0.558a

0.568a

635.44a

644.00a

LSD at 5%

0.35

0.26

0.14

0.13

0.001

0.001

0.44

0.45

Interaction

Vermicompost

Check treatment

Check treatment

33.44e

34.51f

43.80cd

44.28cd

0.559f

0.571f

634.00f

644.00f

Cobalt

34.31d

35.37e

43.94c

44.35cd

0.570e

0.580e

641.33e

649.33e

Gypsium

Check treatment

37.18b

38.30b

45.06ab

45.59ab

0.600b

0.612b

659.00b

668.00b

Cobalt

38.10a

39.27a

45.19a

45.71a

0.611a

0.623a

669.00a

676.00a

Plant compost

Check treatment

Check treatment

31.60g

32.44h

43.22e

43.77e

0.538h

0.547h

622.00h

628.00h

Cobalt

32.53f

33.76g

43.47de

44.13d

0.546g

0.557g

629.33g

636.33g

Gypsium

Check treatment

35.30c

36.51d

43.94c

44.47c

0.580d

0.591d

646.33d

655.33d

Cobalt

36.14c

37.23c

44.81b

45.36b

0.587c

0.594c

654.00c

665.00c

Control (without addition)

Check treatment

Check treatment

27.61k

28.36l

41.66h

42.17i

0.498l

0.503l

596.33l

603.33l

Cobalt

28.73j

29.57k

42.02g

42.55h

0.509k

0.520k

602.33k

611.67k

Gypsium

Check treatment

29.72i

30.77j

42.50f

42.92g

0.516j

0.526j

608.33j

616.33j

Cobalt

30.65h

31.72i

42.66f

43.28f

0.526i

0.536i

616.67i

625.67i

LSD at 5%

0.86

0.63

0.35

0.32

0.002

0.002

1.07

1.11