International Journal of Horticulture, 2025, Vol.15, No.4, 143-161 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 150 Table 2 Effect of growth media mixtures with capsicum varieties on seedling length Variety Seedling length (cm) 25DAS 30DAS 35DAS 40DAS Average V1 1.65b 2.24b 2.81b 3.90b 2.65b V2 1.93a 2.64a 3.32a 4.66a 3.14a SEM(±) 0.046 0.062 0.090 0.133 0.073 LSD0.05 0.136 0.184 0.266 0.393 0.215 Fvalue 18.157 23.088 20.618 21.889 29.549 Pr(>F) *** *** *** *** *** Treatment M1 1.20d 1.61c 1.84d 2.18d 1.71d M2 1.57c 1.76c 2.02d 2.59d 1.98d M3 2.06ab 2.64b 3.17c 4.46c 3.08c M4 2.18a 2.88b 3.56b 5.25b 3.47b M5 1.94b 3.34a 4.75a 6.91a 4.24a SEM(±) 0.072 0.098 0.143 0.210 0.115 LSD0.05 0.215 0.291 0.421 0.621 0.340 Fvalue 31.160 63.282 91.057 114.235 110.065 Pr(>F) *** *** *** *** *** Interaction V1.M1 1.10d 1.44f 1.66e 1.96f 1.54g V1.M2 1.40d 1.59ef 1.79de 2.37ef 1.79fg V1.M3 1.86bc 2.33d 2.76c 4.02d 2.74e V1.M4 2.08ab 2.71cd 3.31b 4.68cd 3.19d V1.M5 1.83bc 3.16ab 4.55a 6.46b 4.00b V2.M1 1.30d 1.77ef 2.02de 2.41ef 1.88fg V2.M2 1.74c 1.94e 2.25cd 2.80e 2.18f V2.M3 2.25a 2.95bc 3.57b 4.90c 3.42cd V2.M4 2.29a 3.06bc 3.81b 5.83b 3.75bc V2.M5 2.06abc 3.52a 4.96a 7.36a 4.47a Grandmean 1.793 2.449 3.071 4.283 2.899 CV(%) 9.84 9.31 9.97 10.42 8.44 SEM(±) 0.103 0.139 0.202 0.298 0.163 LSD0.05 0.304 0.411 0.596 0.879 0.481 Fvalue 0.331 0.440 0.486 0.729 0.432 Pr(>F) NS NS NS NS NS Note: ***Significant at 0.1% level of significance, NS: Non-significant, LSD: Least significant difference, SEM: Standard error of the mean, CV: Coefficient of difference, Where M represents growing media and V represents varieties, different lowercase letters represent mean comparison In contrast, the control treatment M1 (Soil only) produced the shortest seedlings, with just 1.20 cm at 25 DAS and a mean of 1.71 cm across the growth period. Although the interaction between varieties and growth media was statistically non-significant, Figure 6 illustrates a clear trend in the interaction dynamics. Notably, California Wonder (V2) displayed enhanced responsiveness to organic-enriched media, particularly M5, where it attained the highest seedling length (7.36 cm) at 40 DAS. Sagar (V1) also responded well to M5, reaching 6.46 cm, yet remained consistently lower than V2 across all treatments. These visual trends highlight the synergistic effect of varietal potential and substrate quality in promoting seedling vigor.
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