Table 1 Growth performance and reproductive potential of P. reticulata and B. splendens under varying hard water treatment

0.685^b ± 0.058

0.742^b ± 0.075

0.772^a,b ± 0.091

0.887^a ± 0.107

1.730^a ± 0.124

1.702^a ± 0.049

1.796^a ± 0.066

1.774^a ± 0.167

3.25^b ± 0.03

3.31^b ± 0.04

3.31^b ± 0.05

3.49^a ± 0.02

3.77^a ± 0.20

3.93^a ± 0.31

3.92^a ± 0.24

4.01^a ± 0.31

16.67^b ± 0.07

18.16^b ± 0.05

19.33^b ± 0.03

21.83^a ± 0.03

7.67^a ± 0.57

9.67^a ± 0.57

7.33^a ± 0.57

6.33^a ± 0.57

1.35^b ± 0.39

1.38^b ± 0.54

1.50^b ± 0.66

2.48^a ± 0.60

17.01^a ± 1.15

15.03^a ± 2.61

17.25^a ± 4.41

15.83^a ± 1.33

8.80^b ± 2.59

9.00^b ± 3.54

9.80^a,b ± 4.32

16.20^a ± 3.90

743.3^a ± 83.3

605^a ± 179

824^a ± 175

694^a ± 272

108.58^a ± 16.19

74.3^a ± 24.5

36.8^b ± 19

26.5^b ± 22.2

78.1^a ± 17.6

85.72^a ± 3.52

29.02^b ± 10.32

24.89^b ± 3.42

73.89^a ± 7.70

80.56^a ± 5.78

83.77^a ± 3.13

87.77^a ± 4.75