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. 2023 Oct 23;2023:6175746. doi: 10.1155/2023/6175746

Table 3.

The effect of organic amendments on growth performance of Swiss chard.

Treatment (T) Application rate (AR) First harvest Second harvest
PH (cm) LN LA (cm2) FW (g) PH (cm) LN LA (cm2) FW (g)
Control No 10.37 ± 0.28g 12.65 ± 0.19e 127.67 ± 2.52d 6.53 ± 0.21i 8.65 ± 0.13g 8.14 ± 0.13d 91.00 ± 3.61f 4.84 ± 0.06de

FWC 5 12.19 ± 0.19e 13.67 ± 0.42d 147.33 ± 7.02c 8.18 ± 0.20e 9.16 ± 0.03d 9.19 ± 0.61d 118.33 ± 3.06d 5.14 ± 0.04d
10 14.49 ± 0.99c 15.55 ± 0.17c 181.00 ± 6.56b 10.06 ± 0.17c 10.35 ± 0.12c 11.97 ± 0.30c 129.00 ± 3.61b 6.80 ± 0.19c
15 19.37 ± 0.62a 22.78 ± 2.32a 221.33 ± 4.04a 12.90 ± 0.56a 12.45 ± 0.21a 14.45 ± 0.70a 143.67 ± 9.61a 8.46 ± 0.23a

LYC 5 11.73 ± 0.38f 12.76 ± 0.45e 142.33 ± 2.52c 7.25 ± 0.13f 8.58 ± 0.12e 8.92 ± 0.39d 112.00 ± 2.00e 5.02 ± 0.11d
10 13.62 ± 0.28d 13.88 ± 0.25d 164.67 ± 5.03bc 9.33 ± 0.14d 10.14 ± 0.16c 11.35 ± 0.31c 122.00 ± 2.00c 6.17 ± 0.17c
15 17.23 ± 0.43b 16.84 ± 0.13b 195.00 ± 12.12b 11.80 ± 0.32b 11.58 ± 0.14b 13.47 ± 0.42a 138.33 ± 6.51a 7.47 ± 0.37b

T ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗
AR ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗ ∗∗∗
Tx AR ∗∗∗ Ns Ns Ns ∗∗

FWC = food waste compost; LYC = leaf and yard compost. Values followed by similar letters under the same column are not significantly different. ∗∗∗p < 0.001. ∗∗p < 0.01. p < 0.05.