Effects of Different Soilless Growing Media on the Growth and Development of Tobacco Seedlings

Table 1

The effect of soilless growing media on seed emergence percentage (%) of tobacco.

Treatments	14 DAS	21 DAS	28 DAS
100% pine bark (control)	65.43^bc	92.70^cd	93.13^c
50% cattle manure + 50% sand	43.93^a	73.70^a	74.67^a
100% coal rubbles	80.77^cd	87.10^bcd	88.27^bc
100% compost manure	67.50^bc	89.57^bcd	92.13^bc
50% pine bark + 50% sand	70.40^bcd	92.27^cd	93.67^c
100% cattle manure	59.97^ab	84.03^bc	84.73^b
75% coal rubbles + 25% sand	88.70^d	93.70^d	94.33^c
75% cattle manure + 25% sand	39.93^a	73.70^a	74.80^a
50% compost manure + 50% sand	65.97^bc	83.33^b	87.30^bc
75% compost manure + 25% sand	74.83^bcd	92.17^cd	93.00^c
value	<0.003	<0.001	<0.001
CV%	18.5	5.9	5.4
LSD	20.82	8.8	8.087

Least significant difference (LSD) tests at the 5% level of significance. See 2.4 data collection and data analysis.