Table 8 Some morphological properties of E. purpurea growing under different fertilizer treatments.
Property | Slow release fertilizer | Urea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 mM | 100 mM | 150 mM | 50 mM | 100 mM | 150 mM | |
Height (cm) | 74.60c ± 2.53 | 83.10b ± 2.82 | 105.20a ± 3.21 | 49.30e ± 2.10 | 66.80d ± 2.25 | 71.50c ± 2.60 |
Total fresh leave weight (g plant−1) | 21.86bc ± 0.28 | 25.67b ± 0.56 | 33.19a ± 1.13 | 14.22d ± 0.11 | 19.23c ± 0.15 | 23.14b ± 0.49 |
Fresh rhizomata cum radicibus weight (g plant−1) | 41.29c ± 1.15 | 53.20b ± 1.22 | 65.43a ± 1.40 | 16.32e ± 0.75 | 24.10d ± 0.90 | 29.36d ± 0.98 |
Chlorophyll a (mg g−1 FW) | 12.36c ± 1.23 | 15.24b ± 1.32 | 20.10a ± 1.56 | 9.89e ± 0.62 | 12.10c ± 0.84 | 16.35d ± 0.55 |
Chlorophyll b (mg g−1 FW) | 4.13bc ± 0.14 | 5.21b ± 0.16 | 7.54a ± 0.26 | 3.10d ± 0.11 | 4.56bc ± 0.14 | 5.19b ± 0.19 |
Leaf area (cm2) | 38c ± 1.26 | 43b ± 2.26 | 55a ± 2.96 | 22e ± 0.59 | 30d ± 0.91 | 36c ± 1.52 |