Table 3. Effects of application of Camellia seed cake on biomass and egg masses densities of banana plants 60 days after transplantation in the pot experiments (first-season).
| Treatment | Plant height (cm) | Stem diameter (mm) | Fresh weight of shoots (g) | Fresh weight of roots (g) | Eggmasses per plant | Eggmasses per gram root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | 18.67±1.53c | 25.13±0.26d | 158.95±11.95b | 113.42±5.50bc | 197.33±13.05a | 147.61±36.94a |
| A | 28.33±1.53a | 33.1±0.2a | 217.47±12.90a | 134.25±10.46a | 113.33±26.31b | 26.46±4.34c |
| B | 23.83±3.40ab | 31.23±0.15b | 161.17±10.92b | 122.32±4.75b | 136±9.85b | 63.03±21.44bc |
| C | 20.4±3.44c | 29.45±0.39c | 160.82±13.56b | 109.24±6.32c | 131.67±7.02b | 111.29±28.06ab |
All values are the mean of five replicates. Numbers following “±” represent the standard errors (SE). Different letters in the same column indicate statistically significant differences at the 0.05 probability level according to the Duncan test.