Table 2 Chlorophyll and carotenoid content of ladies finger plants grown in soil fortified with different concentrations of parthenium vermicompost

Chlorophyll ‘a’ (mg/g)

0.47 ± 0.04^a

0.62 ± 0.04^bc

0.63 ± 0.04^c

0.91 ± 0.07^d

68.604*

Chlorophyll ‘b’ (mg/g)

0.25 ± 0.02^ac

0.29 ± 0.02^bc

0.26 ± 0.01^c

0.52 ± 0.04^d

120.380*

Total Chlorophyll (mg/g)

0.72 ± 0.04^a

0.90 ± 0.03^bc

0.89 ± 0.04^c

1.43 ± 0.09^d

149.604*

Carotenoid (mg/g)

0.30 ± 0.03^a

0.43 ± 0.04^bc

0.40 ± 0.04^c

0.90 ± 0.07^d

154.545*