Research Article

Effects of Trichoderma and Foliar Fertilizer on the Vegetative Growth of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Seedlings

Table 1

Chemical characteristics of the potting mixture and nutrient content of the fertilizer.

Potting mixtureValuesNutrient content of the fertilizerValues

pH5.98pH6.57
C-organic (%)0.77C-organic (%)5.17
N-total (%)0.20N (%)5.25
C/N ratio3.85C/N ratio0.99
P2O5 (ppm)20.04P2O5 (%)2.12
Exchangeable K+ (cmol(+)/kg)0.3K2O (%)7.94
Cation exchangeable capacity13.06SO4 (%)3.67
Ca (%)2.25
Mg (%)0.20
Cl (%)1.68
Fe (%)0.10
Na (%)0.27
Trace elementsZn, Mn, B, Mo, Co