Table 5 Leaf macronutrient contents of Phalaenopsis as affected by various controlled-release fertilizers after 3-month cultivation

0.98^a*

0.29^a

2.02^a

3.05^b

0.38^b

6.72^b

1.43^b

0.29^a

1.92^a

2.98^b

0.42^b

7.04^b

1.43^b

0.31^a

2.12^a

3.31^b

0.41^b

7.58^b

1.01^a

0.30^a

2.82^c

3.35^b

0.41^b

7.89^c

0.97^a

0.33^a

2.79^b

3.09^b

0.43^b

7.61^c

1.05^a

0.29^a

1.99^a

3.28^b

0.40^b

7.01^b

1.02^a

0.31^a

2.32^b

4.11^c

0.38^b

8.14^c

0.92^a

0.54^c

2.89^c

2.78^a

0.25^a

7.38^b

0.97^a

0.36^b

2.82^c

3.85^c

0.53^c

8.53^c

0.80^a

0.29^a

2.43^b

3.66^c

0.47^b

7.65^c

0.82^a

0.31^a

1.76^a

2.48^a

0.42^b

5.79^a

0.96^a

0.34^a

2.68^b

3.05^b

0.40^b

7.43^b

0.98^a

0.32^a

2.23^b

3.43^b

0.45^b

7.41^b

1.26^b

0.27^a

2.41^b

3.53^b

0.46^b

7.93^c

1.87^c

0.29^a

2.04^a

3.56^b

0.43^b

8.19^c

0.96^a

0.25^a

1.98^a

3.31^b

0.36^b

6.86^b