Table 1 Seed germination, plant growth, flowering, and disease incidence in ladies finger plants grown in soil fortified with different concentrations of parthenium vermicompost

62.29 ± 6.46^a

77.14 ± 7.10^b

81.71 ± 7.47^c

85.71 ± 9.17^d

63.253*

23.6 ± 2.97^a

86.0 ± 6.86^b

98.8 ± 7.98^c

122.6 ± 10.21^d

159.515*

34.4 ± 3.21^a

41.4 ± 3.85^bc

46.0 ± 4.58^c

53.0 ± 5.24^d

16.627*

4.48 ± 0.38^a

10.22 ± 1.00^bc

10.78 ± 0.89^c

13.38 ± 1.30^d

77.381*

1.96 ± 0.31^a

17.26 ± 0.83^b

26.00 ± 2.48^c

30.67 ± 3.06^d

195.511*

1.39 ± 0.13^a

4.94 ± 0.47^b

6.12 ± 0.59^c

9.38 ± 0.93^d

149.649*

11.8 ± 1.10^a

24.8 ± 2.49^b

28.4 ± 2.41^cd

30.6 ± 2.97^d

64.352*

0.0 ± 0.00^a

2.4 ± 0.55^b

4.4 ± 0.89 ^cd

5.2 ± 0.84^d

59.852*

52.70 ± 4.85^a

41.00 ± 2.91^bc

39.10 ± 3.31^cd

36.80 ± 1.93^d

42.882*

2.90 ± 0.32^a

7.80 ± 1.14^b

11.80 ± 1.14^c

12.90 ± 0.99^d

224.036*

21.43 ± 4.95^a

13.57 ± 4.29^bcd

12.14 ± 4.88^cd

12.14 ± 6.34^d

2.976^n.s