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

Table 3

Influence of substrate medium (commercial peat : CP; municipal solid waste compost : MSWC) at different ratios on leaf fluoresces, Chlorophyll a (Chla; μg/g fw), Chlorophyll b (Chlb; μg/g fw), and total carotenoids (Car; μg/g fw) on marigold and basil plant grown in greenhouse nursery.

	Marigold				Basil
	Fluoresce	Chla	Chlb	Car	Fluoresce	Chla	Chlb	Car
P-C (100 : 0)	0.67 a^Y	53.79 b	67.57 a	19.67 c	0.80 a	57.09 c	29.68 a	28.35 c
P-C (85 : 15)	1.83 a	55.98 b	70.16 a	20.42 c	0.81 a	57.68 bc	25.32 a	30.68 abc
P-C (70 : 30)	1.67 a	61.72 ab	60.36 ab	27.92 bc	0.78 b	58.46 b	16.78 b	30.60 b
P-C (55 : 45)	1.00 a	61.58 ab	50.35 b	30.87 b	0.79 b	58.96 a	15.74 b	31.91 a
P-C (40 : 60)	0.50 a	72.96 a	28.02 c	40.09 a	0.66 ab	38.11 d	18.89 ab	19.10 d
P-C (0 : 100)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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