Table 3.
Different growth parameters of Kai-lan as influenced by planting media at harvest (5 weeks after transplanting).
| Media | Shoot FW (g/plant) |
Root FW (g/plant) |
Shoot DW (g/plant) |
Root DW (g/plant) |
Root length (cm) |
Leaf area (cm2) |
SPAD value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% SMW | 0.11d | 0.48d | 0.02c | 0.02c | 6.8e | 2.4d | 14.8b |
| 100% PM | 19.16a | 2.90a | 5.66a | 0.29a | 14.6a | 303a | 42.4a |
| 1 : 1 (SMW : PM) | 0.11d | 0.49d | 0.02c | 0.02c | 8.7ce | 2.8d | 17.8b |
| 1 : 2 (SMW : PM) | 0.17d | 0.37d | 0.03c | 0.02c | 9.8bd | 2.4d | 19.8b |
| 2 : 1 (SMW : PM) | 0.12d | 0.36d | 0.02c | 0.02c | 8.2de | 2.6d | 13.1b |
| 1 : 1 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 11.30bc | 1.47bc | 3.01b | 0.16ab | 11.3bc | 181bc | 50.1a |
| 1 : 2 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 15.86ab | 1.86b | 3.39b | 0.18ab | 11.7b | 250ab | 50.8a |
| 2 : 1 (SMW : PM) + NPK | 8.52c | 1.03cd | 2.20b | 0.08bc | 10.1bd | 156c | 44.7a |
SMW: spent mushroom waste; PM: peat moss; NPK: inorganic fertilizer at 18 g/pot; FW: Fresh weight of plant; DW: Dry weight of plant.
Means with the same letter within the same column are not significantly different (P < 0.05) according to Least Significant Different (LSD) test.