Table 7.
Tissue nutrient contents (mean ± SE) of leaves of Solanum lycopersicum plants grown for eight weeks under greenhouse conditions and that were exposed to compost originating from control compost heaps and Clonostachys rosea f. catenula inocula exposed compost heaps.
Parameters | Treatment | Control |
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Macronutrients | ||
N mg/kg | 16,575.00 ± 1527.2 a | 17,600.00 ± 1987.0 a |
P mg/kg | 1500.00 ± 91.3 a | 2200.00 ± 385.1 a |
K mg/kg | 32,750.00 ± 3637.2 a | 26,000.00 ± 4830.5 a |
Ca mg/kg | 19,250.00 ± 1600.8 a | 17,425.00 ± 2917.9 a |
Mg mg/kg | 5000.00 ± 430.1 a | 5650.00 ± 1278.3 a |
Na mg/kg | 2887.50 ± 617.2 a | 1950.50 ± 355 a |
Micronutrients | ||
Mn mg/kg | 59.10 ± 9.1 a | 49.70 ± 11.9 a |
Fe mg/kg | 120.50 ± 14.9 a | 153.85 ± 65.4 a |
Cu mg/kg | 4.20 ± 0.5 a | 4.35 ± 0.9 a |
Zn mg/kg | 50.10 ± 1.5 a | 53.80 ± 10.6 a |
B mg/kg | 56.37 ± 6.9 a | 46.58 ± 4.8 a |
C mg/kg | 413.30 ± 1.3 a | 414.10 ± 6.5 a |
C/N ratio | 25:1 ± 2.6 a | 24:1 ± 2.6 a |
Values are means ± SE (standard error). Values followed by the same letter in the same row do not show a significant difference at p > 0.05 following a comparison by using the Tukey test. Means with the same letters are not significantly different.