Deployment of Municipal Solid Wastes as a Substitute Growing Medium Component in Marigold and Basil Seedlings Production

Table 1

Influence of substrate medium (commercial peat : CP; municipal solid waste compost : MSWC) at different ratios on seedling height (cm/plant), number of leaf produced, stem diameter (mm), number of flower produced and opened, and number of lateral shoots on marigold and basil plant grown in greenhouse nursery.

	Marigold					Basil
	Height	Leaf no.	Stem diameter	Flower no.	Flower open	Height	Leaf no.	Stem diameter	Shoots no.
P-C (100 : 0)	13.57 a^Y	7.33 a	2.07 a	0.67 c	0.00 c	10.91 a	9.33 a	2.47 a	7.00 a
P-C (85 : 15)	13.87 a	7.33 a	1.65 b	1.83 a	0.50 a	11.58 a	8.33 a	2.49 a	3.00 bc
P-C (70 : 30)	12.82 a	7.33 a	1.99 a	1.67 a	0.50 a	7.25 b	6.51 b	1.65 b	3.33 bc
P-C (55 : 45)	9.6 b	5.67 b	1.41 b	1.00 b	0.17 b	8.75 b	7.50 ab	1.71 b	4.00 b
P-C (40 : 60)	4.8 c	4.50 c	1.51 b	0.50 c	0.00 c	3.96 c	4.66 c	0.89 c	1.33 c
P-C (0 : 100)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^YValues (𝑛=6) in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different 𝑃<0.05.