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Table 5 Interaction effect of soil media and cultivar on root number, root length, fresh and dry weight of mango

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

Potting media

Cultivar

Root number

Root length

Fresh Biomass

Dry Biomass

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

C1

C2

C3

M1

5.00a

2.87bcde

2.27ef

26.39bc

23.07efg

21.20g

39.29b

23.94d

12.17fg

17.01b

10.53c

5.82de

M2

3.60b

3.21bc

1.56f

27.33b

26.07bcd

22.14fg

32.71bc

22.93de

9.57g

15.36b

9.86c

3.84e

M3

5.16a

2.40de

2.20ef

30.40a

25.47bcde

23.73defg

52.75a

27.43cd

16.66ef

22.35a

11.22c

6.45d

M4

3.47b

3.07bcd

2.60cde

24.87bcde

24.09cdef

24.13cdef

33.51bc

24.89d

11.23fg

15.03b

11.31c

4.77de

LSD(5%)

 

0.79

  

2.64

  

7.06

  

2.57

 

CV(%)

 

15

  

6.3

  

16.3

  

13.6

 
  1. C1 local cultivar, C2 dodo, C3 keitt, M1 full top soil, M2 top soil: sawdust: sand (3:2:1), M3 top: FYM: sand (3:2:1), M4  top soil: FYM: sawdust (3:2:1), Means with the same letter within a column are statistically non-significant at p ≤ 0.05, LSD least significant difference at 5%, and CV% coefficient variance
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