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Treatments
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Leaf SPAD values
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Shoot FW (g/pot)
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Root FW (g/pot)
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Shoot DW (g/pot)
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Root DW (g/pot)
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Leaf flavonoids (mg/100 g FW)
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Leaf total phenols (mg GAE/g FW)
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Control
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11.8c
|
13.3c
|
19.8d
|
1.50c
|
1.95c
|
4.2b
|
1.1ab
|
|
NPK fertilizer
|
16.6b
|
24.2a
|
81.1a
|
3.26a
|
6.33a
|
6.3a
|
1.2ab
|
|
Manure
|
15.5bc
|
17.7b
|
73.4ab
|
2.36b
|
5.89a
|
4.9b
|
0.9b
|
|
Vermicompost
|
20.7a
|
22.3ab
|
68.2bc
|
3.20a
|
5.84a
|
6.8a
|
1.3a
|
|
Biophosphate
|
12.6bc
|
12.7c
|
57.5c
|
1.53c
|
4.07b
|
4.7b
|
1.0ab
|
|
Glycine
|
16.2b
|
20.0ab
|
78.6ab
|
2.83ab
|
5.30ab
|
6.6a
|
1.2ab
|
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P value
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**
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**
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**
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**
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**
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**
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*
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- ** and * mean significant treatments effect at 1% and 5% level, respectively
- The means with at least one common letter are not statistically different at 5% level of Duncan’s multiple range test
