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Table 3 Effects of various controlled-release fertilizers on leaf growth of Phalaenopsis after 3-month cultivation

From: Growth effects of the application of new controlled-release fertilizers on Phalaenopsis spp.

Treatment

0.5 g/pot

1.0 g/pot

1.5 g/pot

LL

(mm)

LW

(mm)

LN

(ea)

LL

(mm)

LW

(mm)

LN

(ea)

LL

(mm)

LW

(mm)

LN

(ea)

Control

139.7a*

67.3a

6.7ab

139.7a

67.3a

6.7a

139.7a

67.3a

6.7a

Osmocote

146.0a

71.7ab

6.7ab

149.3ab

73.3ab

7.0a

156.3ab

73.7b

6.7a

NCRF 1

142.3a

67.7a

7.7b

149.7ab

72.0ab

6.3a

155.0ab

71.3ab

7.0a

NCRF 2

148.7a

74.7ab

7.0ab

154.0ab

73.3ab

6.3a

161.0bc

72.0ab

6.7a

NCRF 3

153.3a

78.3b

6.0a

166.0b

77.0b

6.3a

176.7c

79.3c

6.7a

NCRF 4

149.0a

73.3ab

6.3a

158.3ab

72.3ab

6.3a

142.3ab

70.3ab

7.0a

  1. LL leaf length, LW leaf width, LN leaves number
  2. *Those marked with different letters in each column are significantly different at p < 0.05 as analyzed by Duncan’s multiple-range test