Table 2.
Plant height (cm) and number of leaves/plant of Kai-lan as influenced by planting media at different growth stages.
| Media | Plant height (cm) | No. of leaves/plant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 WAT | 3 WAT | 5 WAT | 1 WAT | 3 WAT | 5 WAT | |
| 100% SMW | 5.0b | 4.5c | 5.1d | 3.8ab | 1.7c | 1.9c |
| 100% PM | 6.5a | 17.0a | 22.7a | 3.9a | 5.7a | 7.0a |
| 1 : 1 (SMW : PM) | 4.7b | 5.0c | 5.0d | 3.3bc | 1.8c | 1.8c |
| 1 : 2 (SMW : PM) | 5.5ab | 5.4c | 5.8d | 3.2bc | 1.9c | 1.9c |
| 2 : 1 (SMW : PM) | 5.0b | 5.2c | 5.0d | 3.0c | 1.7c | 1.5c |
| 1 : 1 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 5.5ab | 10.1b | 17.5bc | 3.9a | 4.4b | 6.3a |
| 1 : 2 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 5.5ab | 12.2b | 20.6ab | 4.0a | 4.3b | 6.4a |
| 2 : 1 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 5.2b | 10.7b | 16.8c | 3.5abc | 4.1b | 6.1a |
SMW: spent mushroom waste; PM: peat moss; NPK: inorganic fertilizer at 18 g/pot; WAT: week after transplanting.
Means with the same letter within the same column are not significantly different (P < 0.05) according to Least Significant Different (LSD) test.