Table 2.

Nutritional composition of organic manures used in experimentation (2012–2016).

Particulars	Farmyard manure	Vermicompost
pH	6.48 ± 0.29	6.94 ± 0.09
EC (ds m)	0.14 ± 0.02	0.16 ± 0.04
N (%)	0.61 ± 0.09	1.56 ± 0.05
P (%	0.29 ± 0.04	0.85 ± 0.05
K (%)	0.52 ± 0.05	1.25 ± 0.10
Zn (ppm)	72.8 ± 11.4	384.2 ± 21.24
Fe (ppm)	1674 ± 299.6	5606.6 ± 1082.2
Mn (ppm)	42.8 ± 10.8	341.0 ± 29.54
Cu (ppm)	189.6 ± 32.8	237.20 ± 25.64

EC electrical conductivity, N nitrogen, P phosphorus, K potassium, Zn zinc, Fe iron, Mn manganese, Cu copper.