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Table 10 Effect of fungal inoculation on the yield attributes of wheat

From: Multifarious functional traits of free-living rhizospheric fungi, with special reference to Aspergillus spp. isolated from North Indian soil, and their inoculation effect on plant growth

 

Shoot weight Fresh (g)

Shoot weight Dry (g)

Shoot length (cm)

Leaf no.

Spikelet number/Ear

Ear number

Grain no./Ear

1000 seeds weight (g)

Grain yield/plant

Protein content (%)

Treatments

 Control

12.9h*

5.2g

71.9e

27f

49e

4c

32g

33.5f

7.8j

10.8g

 NPK

26.4cd

8.9b

86.8b

34d

67c

6a

53cd

53.5b

12.8de

15.5bc

 NPK + Aspergillus niger

30.2b

9.4b

92.2ab

38b

74ab

6a

59b

60.3a

17.4b

16.8ab

 NPK + Penicillium sp-03.

25.5de

8.3cd

85.8bc

35cd

68c

6a

51de

54.6b

13.1d

14.6cd

 NPK + Rhizopus oryzae

20.2f

7.6e

82.5cd

34d

63d

6a

48ef

51.3bc

10.7gh

13.9de

 Aspergillus niger

24.1e

8.0d

86.7b

35c

65c

5b

52d

52.6b

12.6ef

14.1d

 Penicillium sp-03.

19.5f

6.9f

78.3de

33de

61d

5b

47f

47.8cd

10.2h

12.7ef

 Rhizopus oryzae

15.8g

5.8g

73.3e

32e

59d

6a

46f

41.6e

8.9i

11.6fg

 Aspergillus niger + Penicillium sp-03.

28.2c

8.8bc

87.9b

37bc

69bc

6a

56bc

54.9b

15.3c

15.9b

 Aspergillus niger + Rhizopus oryzae

24.3e

7.7de

82.6c

34d

64cd

5b

52d

51.6b

13.8d

14.9c

 Penicillium sp-03 + Rhizopus oryzae

19.5f

7.1ef

78.9d

34d

62d

4c

49e

46.5d

11.6fg

12.7e

 Aspergillus niger + Penicillium sp-03 + Rhizopus oryzae

34.2a

10.7a

97.5a

42e

79a

6a

66a

64.3a

19.7a

17.9a

LSD at 5%

1.90

0.626

6.49

2.67

5.05

0.424

3.98

4.00

1.03

1.35

  1. * Means in columns followed by different superscript letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 as determined by Duncan’s multiple range test