Table 6 Effect of coir on the on the Micro-nutrients (mg 100 g−1 DW) of sweet pepper varieties grown under greenhouse environment.
Treatment | Calcium | Phosphorus | Potassium | Sodium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Loamy soil (control) and variety | ||||||||
Ilanga | 492.3 (62) | 439.6 (49) | 373.8 (53) | 370.8 (58) | 261.8 (44) | 255.8 (74) | 373.8 (69) | 370.8 (63) |
Sondela | 455.2 (20) | 460.1 (32) | 469 (92) | 484 (57) | 398.6 (92) | 487 (81) | 469 (41) | 484 (98) |
Coir and variety | ||||||||
Ilanga | 488.5 (25) | 467.7 (32) | 565.6 (95) | 429.3 (53) | 297.9 (39) | 364.2 (60) | 565.3 (57) | 429.3 (52) |
Sondela | 508.3 (41) | 477.6 (29) | 634.9 (49) | 645.5 (81) | 583 (63) | 650 (66) | 634.9 (93) | 645.5 (62) |
Grand mean | 473.2 | 473.2 | 496.6 | 496.6 | 412.3 | 412.3 | 496.6 | 496.6 |
LSD0.05 | 40.07 | 40.07 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 38.4 | 38.4 | 31.7 | 317.0 |
P value | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
