Treatments

Catalyze, mM H₂O₂ min⁻¹·g⁻¹ (FW)

Peroxidase,

ΔA·min⁻¹·g⁻¹ (FW)

1^st

2^nd

1^st

2^nd

Compost soil addition

Vermicompost (0.5 ton·fed⁻¹)

23.08c

23.55c

171.09c

174.55c

Plant compost (5.0 ton·fed⁻¹)

23.73b

24.19b

172.37b

175.28b

Control (without addition)

25.57a

26.10a

175.70a

178.57a

LSD at 5%

0.02

0.01

0.48

0.11

Gypsium soil addition

Check treatment

24.72a

25.22a

174.13a

177.11a

Gypsium (GR)

23.54b

24.00b

171.98b

175.17b

LSD at 5%

0.04

0.13

0.27

0.21

Cobalt foliar application

Check treatment

24.32a

24.81a

173.34a

176.46a

Cobalt (10.0 mg Co L⁻¹)

23.93b

24.42b

172.77a

175.82b

LSD at 5%

0.02

0.06

n.s

0.12

Interaction

Vermicompost

Check treatment

Check treatment

23.89g

24.37g

172.68def

176.42cd

Cobalt

23.56h

24.02h

171.98efg

175.31e

Gypsium

Check treatment

22.62k

23.07k

170.10hi

173.63g

Cobalt

22.27l

22.72l

169.61i

172.85h

Plant compost

Check treatment

Check treatment

24.58e

25.11e

173.82bcd

176.63c

Cobalt

24.27f

24.78f

173.37cde

176.26d

Gypsium

Check treatment

23.18i

23.61i

171.52fgh

174.75f

Cobalt

22.90j

23.26j

170.77ghi

173.50g

Control (without addition)

Check treatment

Check treatment

26.36a

26.78a

176.63a

179.07a

Cobalt

25.64b

26.28b

176.27a

178.94a

Gypsium

Check treatment

25.31c

25.92c

175.30ab

178.24b

Cobalt

24.96d

25.43d

174.61bc

178.03b

LSD at 5%

0.04

0.15

1.63

0.28