Treatments

N, %

P, %

K, %

1^st

2^nd

1^st

2^nd

1^st

2^nd

Compost soil addition

Vermicompost (0.5 ton·fed⁻¹)

3.64a

3.69a

0.499a

0.509a

2.97a

3.00a

Plant compost (5.0 ton·fed⁻¹)

3.48b

3.52b

0.474b

0.481b

2.87b

2.90b

Control (without addition)

3.02c

3.07c

0.406c

0.414c

2.54c

2.58c

LSD at 5%

0.01

0.01

0.002

0.002

0.06

0.05

Gypsium soil addition

Check treatment

3.22b

3.27b

0.439b

0.447b

2.70b

2.74b

Gypsium (GR)

3.54a

3.58a

0.480a

0.488a

2.89a

2.92a

LSD at 5%

0.07

0.07

0.001

0.001

0.01

0.04

Cobalt foliar application

Check treatment

3.34b

3.39b

0.453b

0.461b

2.76b

2.79b

Cobalt (10.0 mg Co L⁻¹)

3.42a

3.46a

0.466a

0.475a

2.83a

2.86a

LSD at 5%

0.06

0.06

0.001

0.001

0.03

0.07

Interaction

Vermicompost

Check treatment

Check treatment

3.39ef

3.43ef

0.468f

0.477f

2.82ef

2.86cd

Cobalt

3.50de

3.55de

0.481e

0.491e

2.89de

2.92bcd

Gypsium

Check treatment

3.81ab

3.85ab

0.517b

0.526b

3.05ab

3.09a

Cobalt

3.87a

3.91a

0.530a

0.541a

3.10a

3.14a

Plant compost

Check treatment

Check treatment

3.28fg

3.33fg

0.442h

0.450h

2.74g

2.77de

Cobalt

3.31f

3.34fg

0.456g

0.461g

2.78fg

2.82cde

Gypsium

Check treatment

3.63cd

3.67cd

0.492d

0.497d

2.94cd

2.98abc

Cobalt

3.70bc

3.75bc

0.505c

0.516c

3.01bc

3.05ab

Control (without addition)

Check treatment

Check treatment

2.89j

2.92j

0.387l

0.395l

2.42j

2.47g

Cobalt

2.98ij

3.03ij

0.401k

0.409k

2.53i

2.58fg

Gypsium

Check treatment

3.05hi

3.11hi

0.411j

0.419j

2.58hi

2.61fg

Cobalt

3.15gh

3.21gh

0.424i

0.433i

2.65h

2.68ef

LSD at 5%

0.15

0.15

0.002

0.002

0.08

0.16