Research Article

Direct Application of Coffee Pulp Vermicompost Produced from Epigeic Earthworms and Its Residual Effect on Vegetative and Reproductive Growth of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)

Table 3

The three-way interaction effect of the media type, application rate, and application effect on the total yield of hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.).

Application effectMedia typeYield
Application rate
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DirectCEV10.30 ± 0.63g20.34 ± 1.77b26.21 + 1.19a
CDV3.23 ± 0.74ij10.47 ± 0.73g16.67 ± 1.19c
CEV_CDV4.37 + 0.94i13.84 ± 1.21ef21.56 ± 2.57b
Control0.70 ± 0.13k

ResidualCEV7.49 ± 0.89h13.35 ± 1.18ef15.59 ± 0.68cd
VCD2.16 ± 0.77jk9.11 ± 0.28gh12.37 ± 0.59f
CEV_CDV2.48 ± 0.69j9.22 ± 0.29g14.44 ± 0.88de
Control0.56 ± 0.07k

Mean10.72
LSD1.71
CV9.66
value

CEV = coffee pulp Eisenia fetida vermicompost, CDV = coffee pulp Dendrobaena veneta vermicompost, and CEV_CDV = a combination of coffee pulp Eisenia fetida and Dendrobaena veneta vermicompost. Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different at the 1% LSD test.