Table 4 Effect of rhizobial strains on different gas exchange parameters of wheat at various levels of water deficit

3.39 ± 0.13^d

3.39 ± 0.32^bcd

140.58 ± 9.17^ij

259.3 ± 7.13^d

3.63 ± 0.27^bc

3.61 ± 0.31^abc

130.93 ± 4.16^j

287.08 ± 5.40^c

3.66 ± 0.28^c

3.65 ± 0.32^ab

129.39 ± 1.42^j

321.56 ± 19.36^b

4.33 ± 0.06^a

3.86 ± 0.08^a

111.07 ± 4.42^k

352.31 ± 12.12^a

3.08 ± 0.10^ef

2.98 ± 0.08^efg

158.86 ± 8.99^g

202.83 ± 7.05^fg

3.25 ± 0.06^de

3.18 ± 0.14^def

155.63 ± 7.34^gh

238.85 ± 6.15^e

3.30 ± 0.04^d

3.36 ± 0.24^bcd

153.74 ± 7.75^gh

256.67 ± 6.97^d

3.85 ± 0.11^b

3.55 ± 0.13^a–d

145.73 ± 11.80^hi

289.52 ± 9.25^c

2.45 ± 0.05ⁱ

2.66 ± 0.30^gh

222.15 ± 5.53^de

158.5 ± 4.55^h

2.90 ± 0.03^fgh

2.88 ± 0.25^fg

213.40 ± 7.45^ef

196.07 ± 12.22^g

2.99 ± 0.07^fg

3.26 ± 0.06^cde

207.36 ± 7.10^f

217.30 ± 6.88^f

3.20 ± 0.08^de

3.34 ± 0.09^b–e

163.82 ± 7.04^g

247.95 ± 6.86^de

1.86 ± 0.06^j

2.38 ± 0.03^h

345.07 ± 6.04^a

82.64 ± 5.15^j

2.51 ± 0.04ⁱ

2.73 ± 0.08^gh

323.10 ± 6.91^b

125.45 ± 11.24ⁱ

2.72 ± 0.1^1h

2.76 ± 0.44^g

304.14 ± 8.42^c

143.08 ± 13.62^h

2.84 ± 0.08^gh

3.23 ± 0.16^df

224.74 ± 6.51^d

157.81 ± 6.59^h