Effect of Lime and Farmyard Manure on the Concentration of Cadmium in Water Spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)

Table 3

Growth parameters of water spinach and soil pH after harvest.

Treatments	Plant height (cm)	Number of leaves	Fresh weight of shoot (g)	Fresh weight of root (g)	Dry weight of shoot (g)	Dry weight of root (g)	Soil pH
Control	44 e	16 e	7.40 f	1.42 f	0.78 i	0.73 g	5.36 c
L5 + M0	46 e	17 de	8.98 ef	1.81 f	1.41 h	0.95 fg	6.80 b
L10 + M0	48 de	17 de	10.53 de	2.02 f	1.93 g	1.07 f	7.47 ab
L15 + M0	49 de	18 cd	11.87 cd	2.41 e	2.24 fg	1.33 e	7.88 ab
L20 + M0	51 cd	19 c	12.38 c	2.82 de	2.45 ef	1.57 de	8.18 a
L0 + M5	47 de	18 cde	13.72 bc	2.24 f	2.42 ef	1.13 ef	5.42 c
L0 + M10	51 cd	18 cde	14.44 b	2.50 d	2.49 def	1.39 de	5.86 bc
L0 + M15	53 c	19 cd	15.65 ab	3.37 cd	2.76 cde	1.89 c	5.95 bc
L0 + M20	56 bc	19 c	15.83 ab	3.79 c	2.90 c	1.99 bc	6.08 bc
L5 + M5	52 cd	18 cd	10.83 d	2.18 e	1.93 fg	1.06 ef	7.01 b
L10 + M10	59 b	22 b	13.44 bc	3.44 c	2.67 cde	1.78 cd	7.71 ab
L15 + M15	62 ab	24 a	16.38 a	4.51 b	3.41 b	2.23 b	8.12 a
L20 + M20	64 a	24 a	17.25 a	5.20 a	3.83 a	2.66 a	8.3 a

Means followed by the same letter(s) in a column are not significantly different at 𝑃<0.05.