Composted Rice Husk Improves the Growth and Biochemical Parameters of Sunflower Plants
Table 3
Effect of composted rice husk on physical parameters of H. annuus (sunflower) plants.
Root length (cm)
Shoot length (cm)
Fresh weight (gm)
30th day
60th day
30th day
60th day
30th day
60th day
5 g rice husk
Control
JUR1
(+21.46)
(+23.78)
(+24.36)
(+49.11)
(+60.99)
(+123.97)
JUR2
(+24.39)
(+19.36)
(+21.4)
(+38.94)
(+120.56)
(+130.82)
JUF1
(+36.58)
(+19.49)
(+31.85)
(+46.72)
(+129.78)
(+150.68)
JUR1 + JUF1
(+24.04)
(+7.26)
(−9.27)
(+40.3)
(+51.06)
(+169.17)
JUR2 + JUF1
(+18.19)
(+13.23)
(+28.18)
(+36.11)
(+125.53)
(+130.82)
10 g rice husk
Control
JUR1
(+12.26)
(+12.83)
(+61.31)
(+28.83)
(+98.72)
(+97.82)
JUR2
(+4.79)
(+14.59)
(+37.11)
(+9.17)
(+22.92)
(+48.55)
JUF1
(+9.46)
(+21.96)
(+42.12)
(+38.58)
(+59.87)
(+126.81)
JUR1 + JUF1
(+3.99)
(+27.04)
(+72.36)
(+51.37)
(+109.55)
(+348.55)
JUR2 + JUF1
(+11.58)
(+15.54)
(+61.19)
(+44.1)
(+91.71)
(+164.49)
Each value is the mean ± S.D (standard deviation) of 5 replicates. Means bearing superscripts in each column are significantly different with respective control at (LSD). Values within parenthesis represent percent increase or decrease (−) with respective control.