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 | 16.50a | 22a | 0.43a | 3.69a | 0.27a | 1.08a | 0.17a | 8.08a |
10 g/pot | 91.67ab (−8.3) | 14.68ab (−11.1) | 14.38b (−34.6) | 0.38ab (−10.6) | 2.08ab (−44.9) | 0.13b (−53.3) | 0.75ab (−30.2) | 0.08b (−55.1) | 7.93ab (−1.9) |
50 g/pot | 75.00b (−25) | 12.43bc (−24.7) | 9.43bc (−57.2) | 0.32bc (−24.1) | 1.45b (−60.9) | 0.11bc (−59.9) | 0.47bc (−56.5) | 0.04b (−74.9) | 7.85b (−2.8) |
100 g/pot | 41.67c (−58.3) | 10.48cd (−36.5) | 7.98bc (−63.8) | 0.28cd (−35.3) | 1.16b (−68.7) | 0.08bc (−71.9) | 0.37bc (−66) | 0.03b (−85.5) | 7.75bc (−4) |
150 g/pot | 33.33c (−66.7) | 10.13cd (−38.6) | 7.38bc (−66.5) | 0.21d (−50) | 0.86b (−76.7) | 0.04bc (−84.9) | 0.28c (−73.7) | 0.02b (−88.1) | 7.63cd (−5.6) |
200 g/pot | 33.33c (−66.7) | 7.13d (−56.8) | 5.13c (−76.7) | 0.18d (−57.1) | 0.55b (−85.1) | 0.02c (−93.4) | 0.16c (−85.3) | 0.01b (−94.2) | 7.45d (−7.7) |
LSD @ p ≤ 0.05 | 24.06 | 4.06 | 7.41 | 0.09 | 1.69 | 0.09 | 0.42 | 0.07 | 0.19 |