Table 6 Effect of rhizobial strains on nutrients concentrations and proline contents of wheat at various water deficit levels

2.03 ± 0.06^b

1.60 ± 0.27^bc

0.64 ± 0.03^a

0.26 ± 0.02^c

1.55 ± 0.03^b

2.20 ± 0.03^a

1.64 ± 0.19^abc

0.65 ± 0.02^a

0.28 ± 0.01^bc

1.62 ± 0.01^a

2.24 ± 0.01^a

1.66 ± 0.34^ab

0.66 ± 0.02^a

0.29 ± 0.02^b

1.63 ± 0.02^a

2.25 ± 0.02^a

1.69 ± 0.28^a

0.68 ± 0.02^a

0.32 ± 0.01^a

1.65 ± 0.02^a

1.52 ± 0.05^g

1.46 ± 0.25^f

0.47 ± 0.02^c

0.19 ± 0.02^f

1.33 ± 0.03^f

1.68 ± 0.03^d

1.50 ± 0.28^ef

0.48 ± 0.03^c

0.23 ± 0.01^d

1.46 ± 0.02^d

1.74 ± 0.02^c

1.53 ± 0.30^de

0.50 ± 0.02^bc

0.24 ± 0.01^d

1.49 ± 0.02^cd

1.79 ± 0.03^c

1.57 ± 0.29^cd

0.52 ± 0.02^b

0.26 ± 0.01^c

1.52 ± 0.02^bc

1.30 ± 0.03^hi

1.03 ± 0.03^j

0.33 ± 0.02^e

0.15 ± 0.01^h

1.19 ± 0.03^g

1.54 ± 0.04^fg

1.33 ± 0.02^gh

0.34 ± 0.01^de

0.18 ± 0.02^f

1.33 ± 0.02^f

1.59 ± 0.02^ef

1.34 ± 0.01^gh

0.35 ± 0.02^de

0.2 ± 0.02^ef

1.34 ± 0.02^ef

1.62 ± 0.02^e

1.37 ± 0.02^g

0.37 ± 0.01^d

0.22 ± 0.01^de

1.39 ± 0.02^e

1.08 ± 0.03^k

0.93 ± 0.03^k

0.18 ± 0.03^h

0.10 ± 0.01ⁱ

1.07 ± 0.09^h

1.31 ± 0.02^j

1.23 ± 0.04ⁱ

0.20 ± 0.02^gh

0.13 ± 0.01^h

1.21 ± 0.02^g

1.38 ± 0.03ⁱ

1.29 ± 0.04^hi

0.22 ± 0.02^fg

0.14 ± 0.01^gh

1.22 ± 0.01^g

1.45 ± 0.03^h

1.34 ± 0.04^gh

0.25 ± 0.04^f

0.15 ± 0.01^g

1.39 ± 0.03^f