Table 3.
Effect of microbial consortia on ionic parameters in maize leaf under salt affected conditions.
| Treatments |
Na |
K |
K+/Na+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||
| C0 | 1.5a ± 0.20 | 1.7c ± 0.05 | 2.9c ± 0.23 |
| C1 | 1.1b ± 0.10 | 1.8bc ± 0.04 | 3.7bc ± 0.17 |
| C2 | 1.0bc ± 0.0 | 1.9a ± 0.02 | 4.6ab ± 0.34 |
| C3 | 0.8c ± 0.04 | 1.9a ± 0.01 | 5.7a ± 0.13 |
| C4 | 0.9bc ± 0.0 | 1.9ab ± 0.10 | 4.6ab ± 0.04 |
| LSD | 0.35 | 0.12 | 0.71 |
C0 = Un-inoculated Control, C1 = (PsJN + S5 + Y16), C2 = (PsJN + S14 + Y16), C3 = (PsJN + S14 + S20) and C4 = (PsJN + S20 + Y16) Mean values followed by different letter(s) in the same column are statistically different (p ≤ 0.05).