The Effect of Organic Solid Waste Compost on Soil Properties, Growth, and Yield of Swiss Chard Crop (Beta vulgaris L.)

Table 3

The effect of organic amendments on growth performance of Swiss chard.

Treatment (T)	Application rate (AR)	First harvest				Second harvest
		PH (cm)	LN	LA (cm^2)	FW (g)	PH (cm)	LN	LA (cm^2)	FW (g)
Control	No	10.37 ± 0.28^g	12.65 ± 0.19^e	127.67 ± 2.52^d	6.53 ± 0.21^i	8.65 ± 0.13^g	8.14 ± 0.13^d	91.00 ± 3.61^f	4.84 ± 0.06^de
FWC	5	12.19 ± 0.19^e	13.67 ± 0.42^d	147.33 ± 7.02^c	8.18 ± 0.20^e	9.16 ± 0.03^d	9.19 ± 0.61^d	118.33 ± 3.06^d	5.14 ± 0.04^d
	10	14.49 ± 0.99^c	15.55 ± 0.17^c	181.00 ± 6.56^b	10.06 ± 0.17^c	10.35 ± 0.12^c	11.97 ± 0.30^c	129.00 ± 3.61^b	6.80 ± 0.19^c
	15	19.37 ± 0.62^a	22.78 ± 2.32^a	221.33 ± 4.04^a	12.90 ± 0.56^a	12.45 ± 0.21^a	14.45 ± 0.70^a	143.67 ± 9.61^a	8.46 ± 0.23^a
LYC	5	11.73 ± 0.38^f	12.76 ± 0.45^e	142.33 ± 2.52^c	7.25 ± 0.13^f	8.58 ± 0.12^e	8.92 ± 0.39^d	112.00 ± 2.00^e	5.02 ± 0.11^d
	10	13.62 ± 0.28^d	13.88 ± 0.25^d	164.67 ± 5.03^bc	9.33 ± 0.14^d	10.14 ± 0.16^c	11.35 ± 0.31^c	122.00 ± 2.00^c	6.17 ± 0.17^c
	15	17.23 ± 0.43^b	16.84 ± 0.13^b	195.00 ± 12.12^b	11.80 ± 0.32^b	11.58 ± 0.14^b	13.47 ± 0.42^a	138.33 ± 6.51^a	7.47 ± 0.37^b
T
AR
Tx AR					Ns		Ns	Ns

FWC = food waste compost; LYC = leaf and yard compost. Values followed by similar letters under the same column are not significantly different.  < 0.001.  < 0.01.  < 0.05.