Conditions Treatments of manure T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 Manures 900 g cow dung + 100g saw dust 900 g poultry dropping + 100g saw dust 900 g vermicompost + 100 g saw dust 300 g cow dung + 300 g poultry dropping +300 g vermicompost +100 g saw dust 780 g vermicompost + 100 g saw dust 805 poultry dropping +100 g saw dust Total amount of manure added (g) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.39 Total input of carbon (g) 331.61 364.01 373.73 356.45 331.39 331.52 Total input of nitrogen (g) 15.41 34.31 18.11 22.61 16.11 11.13 C:N ratio 21.52 10.61 20.64 15.77 21.01 13.96

Table 1: Manuring conditions followed in the experiment.