International Journal of Horticulture, 2025, Vol.15, No.5, 208-217 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 212 was also recorded in T2, statistically at par with T4 (1.39). T2 exhibited the maximum seedling length (20.44 cm), whereas T3 (cocopeat + perlite) and T1 had the lowest values. Table 2 Germination parameters as influenced by different growing media on tomato in Kaski district, 2024 Treatment Germination percentage (%) Germination speed Seedling vigor index I T1 62.00 b 3.52e 566.18d T2 90.00 a 6.41ab 1 841.00a T3 94.67 a 6.16abc 823.29cd T4 86.00 a 4.77d 1058.12bc T5 86.00 a 5.29cd 980.33c T6 86.67 a 6.65a 1 351.60b T7 84.00 a 5.35bcd 923.85c Grand mean 84.19 5.45 1 677.77 CV(%) 7.44 11.33 15.57 SEm (±) 1.36 0.135 36.62 LSD (0.05) 10.97 1.08 293.90 F test *** *** *** Note: CV= Coefficient of variance, LSD= Least Significant Difference, SEm= Standard Error of Mean, Mean followed by different letter(s) within columns are significantly different based on LSD (5%) ***significant at 0.001 P level Figure 2 Shoot length as influenced by different growing media on tomato in Kaski district, 2024 Note: Error bars represent LSD (0.05); Letters indicate significant differences Figure 3 Root length as influenced by different growing media on tomato in Kaski district, 2024 Note: Error bars represent LSD (0.05); Letters indicate significant differences
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