Table 2.

Chlorophyll and carotenoid content of ladies finger plants grown in soil fortified with different concentrations of parthenium vermicompost

Parameters, average value	Vermicompost concentration				F value
	0 t/ha (control)	2.5 t/ha	3.75 t/ha	5 t/ha
Chlorophyll ‘a’ (mg/g)	0.47 ± 0.04a	0.62 ± 0.04bc	0.63 ± 0.04c	0.91 ± 0.07d	68.604*
Chlorophyll ‘b’ (mg/g)	0.25 ± 0.02ac	0.29 ± 0.02bc	0.26 ± 0.01c	0.52 ± 0.04d	120.380*
Total Chlorophyll (mg/g)	0.72 ± 0.04a	0.90 ± 0.03bc	0.89 ± 0.04c	1.43 ± 0.09d	149.604*
Carotenoid (mg/g)	0.30 ± 0.03a	0.43 ± 0.04bc	0.40 ± 0.04c	0.90 ± 0.07d	154.545*

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

* p < 0