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Table 3 Interaction effect of growing soil media and cultivar on plant height, leaf number, Leaf area and stem diameter of Mango

From: Germination and seedling growth response of mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivars to different nursery potting media

Potting media

Cultivar

Plant height (cm)

Leaf number

Leaf areat(cm)

Stem diameter (cm)

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

M1

37.90a

27.57bc

24.32 cd

15.07b

13.47bc

9.87efg

67.14b

31.06efg

33.85efg

072a

0.61bcd

0.65b

M2

29.27b

22.25d

15.78e

11.47def

10.60defg

9.20 fg

28.40efg

25.50 fg

24.08 g

0.66b

0.55d

0.44e

M3

37.46a

24.67 cd

18.42e

17.6a

12.00cde

11.67cde

86.68a

59.77bc

40.23de

0.75a

0.57 cd

0.47e

M4

29.43b

26.00bc

17.29e

11.40def

12.60 cd

8.40 g

49.35 cd

38.19def

23.11 g

0.62bc

0.60bcd

0.46e

LSD

 

3.55

  

2.45

  

13.46

  

0.06

 

CV (%)

 

8.1

  

12.1

  

18.8

  

5.9

 
  1. C1 local cultivar, C2 dodo, C3  keitt, M1 full top soil, M2 top soil: sawdust (3:2:1), M3 top: FYM: sand (3:2:1), M4 top soil: FYM sawdust (3:2:1), means with the same letter(s) are statistically similar at P ≤ 0.05, LSD least significant difference at 5%, and CV% coefficient variance
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Agriculture & Food Security

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