Table 7.
Combined effect of inorganic amendments and enriched municipal solid waste compost on crop growth of rice and wheat.
| Treatments | Rice | Wheat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant height (cm) | Productive tillers hill−1 | Panicle density (m2) | Dry matter (g hill−1) | Plant height (cm) | Spike density (m2) | Dry matter (g hill−1) | |
| T1: control (no amendments) | 111.22 | 9.65 | 286.0 | 93.59 | 69.2 | 363.41 | 647.3 |
| T2: gypsum @ 50% G.R | 124.40 | 14.77 | 387.9 | 144.55 | 77.9 | 388.22 | 674.6 |
| T3: un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1 | 123.43 | 11.65 | 345.0 | 123.63 | 76.12 | 341.30 | 623.3 |
| T4: enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1 | 122.35 | 12.80 | 359.1 | 130.43 | 76.22 | 343.90 | 632.3 |
| T5: gypsum @ 25% G.R. + un-enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1 | 123.40 | 13.42 | 381.0 | 144.55 | 77.90 | 391.31 | 681.4 |
| T6: gypsum @ 25% G.R. + enriched MSW compost @ 10 t ha−1 | 123.40 | 16.47 | 389.6 | 148.10 | 83.55 | 394.20 | 688.3 |
| LSD (P = 0.05) | ns | 3.12 | 11.23 | 6.35 | ns | 6.23 | 8.63 |
LSD least significant difference, ns non-significant.