Mean values plant properties for different growing media

Growing media

Flower

Root

Shoot

Fresh weight (g)

Dry weight (g)

Fresh weight (g)

Dry weight (g)

Fresh weight (g)

Dry weight (g)

Coco peat 50%

41.8 b

7.6 c

146.6 b

48.8 b

690.0 c

195.6 c

Coco peat 40% + soil 10%

41.0 b

6.4 c

168.2 b

45.8 b

659.6 c

211.4 bc

Coco peat 30% + soil 20%

44.7 b

6.8 c

168.6 b

52.0 b

896.4 b

207.0 bc

Coco peat 20% + soil 30%

42.5 b

7.4 c

177.6 b

45.4 b

981.8 b

203.0 bc

Coco peat 10% + soil 40%

58.1 a

14.2 b

181.0 b

49.6 b

986.0 b

222.6 b

Soil 50%

62.8 a

17.2 a

241.2 a

63.8 a

1218.4 a

311.2 a

Summary of the statistical analysis of the treatments

S.O.V.

df

Mean square

Substrate

5

447.0^**

105.2^**

5135.3^**

230.0^**

217198^**

9293.4^**

Error

24

50.72

2.08

772.1

28.45

5098.3

26.09

C.V. (%)

14.69

14.53

15.39

10.50

7.88

7.17