Table 1.
The effect of the various soil treatments on the growth of chrysanthemum *.
| Treatment | Shoot | Leaf | Flower | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | Diameter (cm) | Fresh wt (g/plant) | Dry wt (g/plant) | Width (cm) | Length (cm) | SPAD Value (%) | Diameter (cm) | Ray Floret Number (No.) | |
| CK | 56.45 ± 4.01 d | 3.35 ± 0.32 d | 49.31 ± 4.75 d | 8.95 ± 0.89 d | 3.24 ± 0.31 d | 6.48 ± 0.55 d | 13.67 ± 1.73 d | 8.25 ± 0.46 d | 231.83 ± 17.34 f |
| MBC | 62.63 ± 3.32 c | 4.39 ± 0.41 c | 56.61 ± 4.57 c | 9.97 ± 0.73 c | 4.01 ± 0.24 c | 7.46 ± 0.46 c | 14.92 ± 1.66 c | 9.32 ± 0.52 c | 249.20 ± 18.56 e |
| DAZ | 63.01 ± 3.49 c | 4.91 ± 0.34 c | 57.05 ± 5.52 c | 10.16 ± 0.87 c | 4.28 ± 0.27 c | 7.51 ± 0.38 c | 14.53 ± 1.62 c | 9.39 ± 0.43 c | 259.55 ± 14.39 d |
| BOF | 69.83 ± 4.18 b | 5.92 ± 0.37 b | 68.79 ± 4.28 b | 14.23 ± 0.83 b | 5.43 ± 0.29 b | 8.32 ± 0.42 b | 17.35 ± 1.71 b | 10.50 ± 0.51 b | 261.89 ± 17.77 c |
| MBC + BOF | 69.98 ± 4.41 b | 5.99 ± 0.35 b | 69.08 ± 4.98 b | 14.76 ± 0.64 b | 5.27 ± 0.31 b | 8.45 ± 0.34 b | 17.07 ± 1.63 b | 10.43 ± 0.49 b | 269.34 ± 21.97 b |
| DAZ + BOF | 72.01 ± 3.92 a | 6.96 ± 0.33 a | 72.92 ± 4.82 a | 16.17 ± 0.91 a | 6.34 ± 0.25 a | 9.46 ± 0.36 a | 18.39 ± 1.92 a | 11.49 ± 0.40 a | 271.49 ± 19.72 a |
* Data given in the form mean ± standard deviation. Treatment codes: CK: No treatment, MBC: Fungicide carbendazim treatment, DAZ: fumigation dazomet treatment, MBC + BOF: Fungicide carbendazim and BOF treatment, DAZ + BOF: fumigation dazomet and BOF treatment, BOF: Bio-organic fertilizer treatment. SPAD value means the leaf chlorophyll content. Different letters indicate significant differences among soil treatments according to Duncan’s multiple range test at p < 0.05 level.