Table 3 Effect of Ficus nitida leaf powder on some growth parameters of Vicia faba plants associated with Phalaris minor at 30 and 60 days after sowing (average of the two seasons)
Treatments | Growth parameters of Vicia faba | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plants | Concentrations of Ficus nitida (g/kg soil) | Plant height (cm) | No. of leaves/plant | No. of branches/plant | F.W. of plant (g) | D.W. of plant (g) |
At 30 DAS | ||||||
Vicia faba only | – | 33.75 | 10.8 | 1.58 | 8.83 | 1.22 |
Vicia faba + Phalaris minor | – | 24.63 | 8.0 | 1.10 | 6.52 | 0.78 |
10 | 29.38 | 10.4 | 1.40 | 8.39 | 1.06 | |
20 | 35.38 | 11.6 | 1.73 | 10.12 | 1.38 | |
30 | 34.86 | 11.3 | 1.71 | 9.68 | 1.31 | |
40 | 34.29 | 11.0 | 1.62 | 8.94 | 1.26 | |
50 | 28.88 | 10.2 | 1.27 | 8.35 | 1.04 | |
60 | 27.25 | 9.6 | 1.15 | 8.01 | 0.99 | |
LSD at 5% | 1.43 | 0.91 | 0.20 | 1.12 | 0.14 | |
At 60 DAS | ||||||
Vicia faba only | – | 59.15 | 19.52 | 2.03 | 22.65 | 5.95 |
Vicia faba + Phalaris minor | – | 37.17 | 15.20 | 1.38 | 12.28 | 3.32 |
10 | 52.80 | 18.00 | 1.90 | 20.27 | 5.23 | |
20 | 63.75 | 20.33 | 2.33 | 24.97 | 6.68 | |
30 | 63.25 | 20.00 | 2.24 | 23.83 | 6.36 | |
40 | 61.28 | 19.67 | 2.07 | 22.74 | 5.99 | |
50 | 50.81 | 16.92 | 1.83 | 19.65 | 5.16 | |
60 | 45.20 | 15.87 | 1.67 | 18.04 | 4.76 | |
LSD at 5% | 1.69 | 1.45 | 0.18 | 1.52 | 0.86 | |