. 2017 Jun 15;4(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s40643-017-0156-6

Table 1.

Seed germination, plant growth, flowering, and disease incidence in ladies finger plants grown in soil fortified with different concentrations of parthenium vermicompost

Parameters, average value	Vermicompost concentration				F value
Parameters, average value	0 t/ha (control)	2.5 t/ha	3.75 t/ha	5 t/ha	F value
Germination
Germination percentage	62.29 ± 6.46^a	77.14 ± 7.10^b	81.71 ± 7.47^c	85.71 ± 9.17^d	63.253*
Growth
Shoot length (cm)	23.6 ± 2.97^a	86.0 ± 6.86^b	98.8 ± 7.98^c	122.6 ± 10.21^d	159.515*
Root length (cm)	34.4 ± 3.21^a	41.4 ± 3.85^bc	46.0 ± 4.58^c	53.0 ± 5.24^d	16.627*
Shoot diameter (mm)	4.48 ± 0.38^a	10.22 ± 1.00^bc	10.78 ± 0.89^c	13.38 ± 1.30^d	77.381*
Shoot dry weight (g)	1.96 ± 0.31^a	17.26 ± 0.83^b	26.00 ± 2.48^c	30.67 ± 3.06^d	195.511*
Root dry weight (g)	1.39 ± 0.13^a	4.94 ± 0.47^b	6.12 ± 0.59^c	9.38 ± 0.93^d	149.649*
No of leaves	11.8 ± 1.10^a	24.8 ± 2.49^b	28.4 ± 2.41^cd	30.6 ± 2.97^d	64.352*
No of branches	0.0 ± 0.00^a	2.4 ± 0.55^b	4.4 ± 0.89 ^cd	5.2 ± 0.84^d	59.852*
Flowering
Days to first flowering	52.70 ± 4.85^a	41.00 ± 2.91^bc	39.10 ± 3.31^cd	36.80 ± 1.93^d	42.882*
Number of flowers per plant	2.90 ± 0.32^a	7.80 ± 1.14^b	11.80 ± 1.14^c	12.90 ± 0.99^d	224.036*
Diseases incidence
Diseases incidence percentage	21.43 ± 4.95^a	13.57 ± 4.29^bcd	12.14 ± 4.88^cd	12.14 ± 6.34^d	2.976^n.s

Results which do not differ significantly (LSD test; p < 0.05) carry at least one character in the superscript which is common

n.s not significant

* p < 0.05