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Table 3. Results from microcosm experiment in tomato and pepper.

Treatment	Flowers/plant (± S.E.)^*	Fruits/plant (± S.E.)^*	Fresh weight/fruit (g) (± S.E.)^¥	N (%) (± S.E.)^*	P (%) (± S.E.)^*	K (%) (± S.E.)^*	Mg (%) (± S.E.)^*	Ca (%) (± S.E.)^*
Pepper
Control	21 (±2.8)^a	4 (±0.8)^a	34.8 (±2.8)^a	2.28 (±0.01)^a	0.33 (±0.02)^a	2.16 (±0.06)^a	0.18 (±0.01)^a	0.09 (±0.01)^a
TPV08	28 (±1.8)^b	10 (±1.2)^b	44.7 (±2.4)^b	2.33 (±0.08)^a	0.36 (±0.01)^a	2.15 (±0.03)^a	0.18 (±0.01)^a	0.10 (±0.01)^a
PETP01	22 (±3.2)^ab	6 (±0.7)^ab	41.9 (±2.6)^b	2.28 (±0.07)^a	0.35 (±0.01)^a	2.20 (±0.01)^a	0.19 (±0.03)^a	0.14 (±0.03)^a
Tomato
Control	55 (±8.6)^c	21 (±3.4)^c	5.47 (±0.4)^c	1.41 (±0.03)^c	0.36 (±0.01)^c	2.09 (±0.03)^c	0.14 (±0.02)^c	0.07 (±0.04)^c
TPV08	55 (± 11.1)^c	19 (±4.2)^c	6.04 (±0.9)^c	1.92 (±0.08)^d	0.43 (±0.43)^d	2.48 (±0.01)^d	0.17 (±0.01)^d	0.06 (±0.03)^c
PETP01	71 (±10.1)^d	38 (±8.2)^cd	6.04 (±0.6)^c	1.43 (±0.01)^c	0.41 (±0.01)^d	2.50 (±0.01)^d	0.16 (±0.01)^d	0.11 (±0.04)^c

Values followed by the same letter in each treatment are not significantly different from each other at P = 0.05 according to Fisher's Protected LSD (Least Significant Differences). S.E. = Standard Error.

Flowers and fruits were counted in 25 plants per treatment.

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Results from 25 mature fruits per treatment at harvest (10 weeks).