Effect of Chlorella vulgaris S45 on pigment content in Swiss chard leaf (mg/g)_
| Treatments | Chlorophyll a | Chlorophyll b | Carotenoids |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.0012b* | 0.3949c | 0.0563b |
| 5% foliar | 0.0149c | 0.3491b | 0.0311d |
| 10% foliar | 0.0326a | 0.5354a | 0.1033a |
| 10% soil | 0.0126c | 0.4000c | 0.0488c |
Effect of Chlorella vulgaris S45 on the plant growth parameters_
| Treatments | Leaf number | Leaf length cm | Root length cm | Fresh root weight g/plant | Fresh leaf weight g/plant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 5c* | 16.66c | 6.75ab | 8.46b | 0.17b |
| 5% foliar | 7bc | 18.43bc | 5.36b | 6.87b | 0.14ba |
| 10% foliar | 9a | 21.96ab | 7.60a | 13.04a | 0.37a |
| 10% soil | 7bc | 24.76a | 8.46a | 11.33a | 0.33ab |