Biochemical Characterization of Partially Stabilized Parthenium hysterophorus L. and Cow Dung Consortium and Its Effect on the Growth Performance of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Table 4

The mean value of shoot and root lengths and the germination index of maize seeds.

Treatments	Mean no. of seedling (n = 12)	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	GI (%)	value
Garden soil (control)	8 ± 0.632	14.14 ± 0.458	13.03 ± 0.567	100	0.000
compost	7 ± 0.632	14.58 ± 0.458	13.60 ± 0.567	84.86	0.000
+ CD (75 : 25)	10 ± 0.632	15.70 ± 0.458	14.65 ± 0.567	112.61	0.000
+ CD (50 : 50)	9 ± 0.632	18 ± 0.458	15 ± 0.567	95.01	0.000
+ CD (25 : 75)	8 ± 0.632	16.3 ± 0.458	15.76 ± 0.567	86.37	0.000