Table 1

Heights (cm)

Leaf area (cm2)

Fresh weights (g)

Dry weights (g)

Control soil

Natural attenuated soil

Bioaugmented soil

Control soil

Natural attenuated soil

Bioaugmented soil

Control soil

Natural attenuated soil

Bioaugmented soil

Control soil

Natural attenuated soil

Bioaugmented soil

Week 1

8.33 ± 2.2^ac

9.50 ± 1.04^ac

15.50 ± 1.80^b

4.30 ± 0.96^a

16.83 ± 2.57^bc

16.17 ± 3.34^bc

0.12±0.02^ac

0.32 ± 0.06^ac

0.91 ± 0.15^b

0.01 ± .00^a

0.07 ± 0.01^c

0.10 ± 0.00^b

Week 2

12.27 ±2.02^a

20.97 ± 2.05^c

40.63 ± 4.27^b

7.33 ± 1.33^a

25.40 ± 2.57^c

40.34 ± 3.22^b

0.16 ±0.04^a

0.61 ± 0.08^c

1.34 ± 0.09^b

0.03±0.01^a

0.12 ± 0.01^c

0.24 ± 0.02^b

Week 3

17.70 ±1.90^a

33.43 ± 1.21^c

65.67 ± 4.92^b

16.00 ± .46^a

30.07 ± 3.64^c

56.43 ± 1.25^b

0.49±0.10^ac

1.11 ± 0.35^ac

1.19 ± 0.20^b

0.05 ± .04^a

0.17 ± 0.02^c

0.31 ± 0.03^b

Week 4

42.20 ±5.38^a

76.07 ± 5.86^c

107.20 ± 2.25^b

17.67 ± .89^a

34.13 ± 3.78^c

61.69 ± 2.32^b

0.63±0.02^ac

0.98 ± 0.26^ac

1.72 ± 0.31^b

0.07 ± .01^a

0.22 ± 0.01^c

0.37 ± 0.02^b

Values are Means ± standard deviations of triplicate determinations. Values in each row with different superscript letters differ significantly at 5% level (P < 0.05).

Table 1: Growth rate of Amarantus hybridus grown on crude oil post-remediated soil.