**17.2 Colour/red cabbage**

Among the substrates, soil registered maximum stem diameter (24.9 mm), number of leaves (28.3), head diameter (36.8 cm), head length (13.7 cm),

*Soilless Cultivation to Secure the Vegetable Demand of Urban and Peri-Urban Population DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102695*

average head weight (977.8 g), and yield (54.32 t/ha) in red cabbage compared to Arka Fermented Cocopeat (817.8 g and 45.43 t/ha, respectively). Nevertheless, AFC recorded maximum plant height (25.7 cm) than soil (24.5 cm) [27].

#### **17.3 Chilli**

In grow bags, chilli raised on Arka Fermented Cocopeat registered maximum number of fruits (232), fruit length (11.8 cm), fruit girth (10.3 mm), average fruit weight (5.68 g), and yield (1.29 kg/plant) compared to soil (1.02 kg/plant) [28].

#### **17.4 French bean**

Plants grown in AFC and soil (41 pods, 6.83 g pod weight, 283 g/plant, and 19.97 t/ ha) were recorded on par yield with each other. Most of the macro and micronutrient concentrations in French bean pods were found to be higher in soilless plants than in those grown in soil [29].

#### **17.5 Garden peas**

Between soil and cocopeat, soil recorded maximum growth and better yield compared to cocopeat. The results showed or indicated that the soil is found to be more suitable for peas followed by cocopeat. However, most of the mineral nutrient contents in pods were found higher in soilless plants than in those grown in soil. In peas, root growth was better in plants grown on cocopeat than the plants grown under soil. However, when it comes to nodule formation, a good number of nodules was observed in the roots of plants grown on soil but no nodulation in the roots of the pea plants grown on cocopeat [30].
