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

91.67a

30.25a

50.75a

1.04a

18.62a

2.45a

3.30a

1.88a

7.85a

10 g/pot

91.67a

(−8.3)

25.25b

(−16.5)

40.38b

(−20.4)

0.91a

(−13.2)

11.49b (−38.3)

1.88b (−23.1)

2.38b

(−28)

0.98b

(−48)

7.70a

(−1.9)

50 g/pot

83.33a

(−9.1)

20.63c

(−31.8)

40.50b

(−20.2)

0.75b

(−28.3)

7.89bc (−57.6)

1.02c

(−58.4)

1.63bc

(−50.8)

0.65c

(−65.3)

7.50ab

(−4.5)

100 g/pot

83.33a

(−9.1)

15.63d

(−48.3)

29.25c

(−42.3)

0.64b

(−38.8)

4.62cd (−75.2)

0.69cd (−71.7)

0.98cd

(−70.5)

0.45cd

(−76)

7.45ab

(−5.1)

150 g/pot

66.67ab

(−27.3)

9.98e

(−67)

16.33d

(−67.8)

0.46c

(−56.4)

1.45d

(−92.2)

0.25e

(−89.8)

0.33d

(−90.2)

0.22de

(−88.3)

7.40ab

(−5.7)

200 g/pot

41.67b

(−54.5)

7.25e

(−76)

12 d

(−76.4)

0.35c

(−66.7)

0.78d

(−95.8)

0.22de (−91.2)

0.13d

(−96.2)

0.07e

(−96.1)

7.23b

(−7.9)

LSD @ p ≤ 0.05

29.18

4.39

8.08

0.14

4.57

0.46

0.86

0.29

0.45