Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 6 Leaf greenness of Phalaenopsis as affected by various controlled-release fertilizers for 3-month cultivation

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

Treatments	June 12	June 26	July 10	July 24	August 10	September 11
Control	66.2^a*	66.5^a	65.8^a	63.2^a	55.7^a	55.4^a
Osmocote	70.8^a	69.8^a	69.1^a	70.7^b	63.0^a	61.7^a
NCRF 1	65.7^a	68.6a	69.4^a	68.3^ab	58.9^a	56.2^a
NCRF 2	67^a	63.7^a	65.2^a	61.9^ab	54.2^a	54.8^a
NCRF 3	67.9^a	69.1^a	67.8^a	66.9^a	56.3^a	54.5^a
NCRF 4	64.6^a	66.1^a	65.5^a	64.6^ab	55.3^a	54.2^a

(Unit: SPAD)
*Those marked with different letters in each column are significantly different at p < 0.05 as analyzed by Duncan’s multiple-range test

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