Agronomic parameters

Treatments

Vermicompost

Inorganic fertilizer

Control

Plant height (m)

1.66 ± 0.41^b

1.88 ± 0.63^a

0.75 ± 0.13^c

Number of leaves/plant

34.5 ± 3.17^a

34.21 ± 6.44^a

13.46 ± 3.21^b

Number of days to flower

46.5 ± 5.22^b

45.1 ± 7.18^c

57.7 ± 6.55^a

Number of pods/plant

33.24 ± 6.02^b

35.7 ± 8.95^a

20.18 ± 4.82^c

Green pod length (cm)

12.7 ± 1.3^a

12.21 ± 3.62^a

8.4 ± 2.03^b

Pod yield/plant (g)

435.09 ± 86.94^b

442.35 ± 94.64^a

197.24 ± 20.38^c

Pod yield/ha (t)

8.7 ± 1.68^a

8.85 ± 1.25^a

3.94 ± 0.91^b