Treatments

Germination (%)

Shoot

length (cm)

Root

length

(cm)

Collar

diameter

(cm)

Shoot fresh weight (g)

Root fresh weight (g)

Shoot dry weight (g)

Root dry weight (g)

Soil reaction (pH)

Control

100a

26.13a

46.25a

0.91a

10.9a

2.45a

2.55a

1.88a

8.03a

10 g/pot

100a

20.25b

(−22.5)

38.75a

(−16.2)

0.75a

(−17.8)

7.34ab

(−32.8)

1.09b

(−55.3)

1.55b

(−39.2)

0.72b

(−61.5)

7.85ab

(−2.2)

50 g/pot

91.67a (−8.3)

15.88b

(−39.2)

25.50b

(−44.9)

0.53b

(−41.9)

4.83bc

(−55.8)

0.68bc

(−72.2)

0.88c

(−65.7)

0.38c

(−79.6)

7.80ab

(−2.8)

100 g/pot

66.67b

(−33.3)

10.35c

(−60.4)

16.88bc

(−63.5)

0.42bc

(−54.5)

1.42c

(−87.1)

0.17cd

(−93.1)

0.18d

(−93.1)

0.13cd

(−93.2)

7.63b

(−4.9)

150 g/pot

50.00bc

(−50)

6.75cd

(−74.2)

10.38c

(−77.6)

0.33bc

(−64.1)

0.71c

(−93.5)

0.13d

(−94.7)

0.11d

(−95.7)

0.06d

(−96.9)

7.50b

(-6.5)

200 g/pot

33.33c

(−66.7)

5.20d

(−80.1)

12.38c

(−73.2)

0.21c

(−76.9)

0.52c

(−95.2)

0.07d

(−97.1)

0.04d

(−98.3)

0.04d

(−97.9)

7.10c

(−11.5)

LSD @ p ≤ 0.05

22.60

5.08

12.64

0.22

4.38

0.51

0.66

0.27

0.39