Table 6.

Plant growth and nutrient analysis during the study period

Growth status	HUs
	HU1	HU2	HU3
Initial number of Typha shoots	24	24	24
No.of plants at the end of the treatment	49	60	56
Height of plant (cm) at the end of the treatment period	110–190	100–175	115–170
Average no. of leaves per plant	5–9	6–10	5–11
No. of plants m−2	32	40	37
Dry biomass (kg) per unit	0.916	1.29	1.17
Dry biomass (kg m−2)	0.611	0.86	0.78
Accumulated nitrogen (g N kg−1 DW)	16.47	21.17	18.92
Accumulated phosphorus (g P kg−1 DW)	2.43	2.87	2.52