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

Table 4

Influence of substrate medium (commercial peat : CP; municipal solid waste compost : MSWC) at different ratios on leaf elemental (K, P, Na, N) concentration (mg/g fresh weight) on marigold and basil seedlings grown in greenhouse nursery. Values represent mean (±SE) of measurements made on 3 replication (3 seedlings mixed per replication) per treatment.

	Marigold				Basil
	N	K	P	Na	N	K	P	Na
P-C (100 : 0)	10.91 a^Y	0.177 c	0.020 a	0.015 d	8.58 ab	0.096 b	0.017 a	0.029 b
P-C (85 : 15)	11.02 a	0.231 ab	0.018 ab	0.050 b	7.41 abc	0.120 a	0.013 b	0.036 a
P-C (70 : 30)	12.64 a	0.232 ab	0.016 b	0.136 a	9.06 a	0.084 b	0.009 b	0.029 b
P-C (55 : 45)	11.71 a	0.266 a	0.013 c	0.032 c	8.21 b	0.116 ab	0.008 bc	0.039 a
P-C (40 : 60)	8.93 b	0.228 b	0.017 b	0.122 a	7.33 c	0.048 c	0.005 c	0.017 c
P-C (0 : 100)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^YValues (𝑛=3) in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different, 𝑃≤0.05.