Table 6 Effect of planting dates and different growing media and the interactions between them on leaf fresh and dry weight of pistachio seedlings

GM1

12.50jk

11.96k

13.01j

12.49G

GM2

14.33g–i

15.81de

14.76fg

14.97D

GM3

14.02hi

15.30ef

14.50gh

14.61E

GM4

16.29d

18.60a

18.01b

17.63A

GM5

15.66e

16.27d

17.02c

16.32C

GM6

16.40d

17.05c

17.95b

17.13B

GM7

13.81i

12.87j

14.62gh

13.77F

Mean

14.72C

15.41B

15.70A

Leaf dry weight (gm)

GM1

4.83k

4.83k

5.20jk

4.95E

GM2

5.61ij

6.44d–f

5.88g–i

5.98C

GM3

5.22jk

6.14f–h

5.71hi

5.69D

GM4

6.40d–f

7.44a

7.11a–c

6.98A

GM5

6.26e–g

6.65c–e

6.80b–d

6.57B

GM6

6.72b–e

6.78b–d

7.20ab

6.90A

GM7

5.56ij

5.13jk

5.76hi

5.48D

Mean

5.80B

6.20A

6.24A