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. 2023 Nov 8;13:124. doi: 10.1186/s13568-023-01627-7

Table 5.

The integrated effect of feldspar (FD), Filter cake (FC) treatments and their combinations with biofertilizer on the uptake (kg ha− 1) of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and potassium (K) of potato tubers after two successive seasons (2021/2022–2022/2023)

Treatments Uptake (N) kg ha− 1 Uptake (P) kg ha− 1 Uptake (K) kg ha− 1
MBc(-) MBc(+) Mean (OFs) MBc(-) MBc(+) Mean (OFs) MBc(-) MBc(+) Mean (OFs)
2021/2022 Control 80.20e 105.06de 92.63c 14.43e 27.31de 20.87c 201.8e 299.4de 250.6c
100FD 273.10b-e 210.14b-e 241.62b 45.63cde 52.65cde 49.14bc 625.7b-e 527.4cde 576.6bc
100FC 518.86a 336.00abc 427.43a 125.51ab 89.24a-d 107.38a 1192.1ab 859.5bcd 1025.8a
75FD + 25FC 159.68cde 415.71ab 287.70b 55.68b-e 130.11a 92.89a 511.4cde 1563.8a 1037.6a
25FD + 75FC 286.62b-e 366.71abc 326.67ab 76.69a-e 100.51abc 88.60ab 720.7b-e 1064.7abc 892.7ab
50FD + 50FC 248.29b-e 309.59a-d 278.94b 69.32a-e 91.33a-d 80.33ab 658.6b-e 847.4bcd 753.0ab
Mean (MBc) 261.13a 290.53a 64.54b 81.86a 651.70b 860.38a
LSD (P ≤ 0.05) A = 53.24 B = 138.43 AB = 228.52  A = 16.75 B = 43.57 AB = 71.92  A = 143.42 B = 372.94 AB = 615.64
2022/2023 Control 81.06e 105.92de 93.49c 15.36e 28.24de 21.80c 202.4e 300.1de 251.3c
100FD 273.96b-e 211.00b-e 242.48b 46.56cde 53.58cde 50.07bc 626.4b-e 528.1cde 577.2bc
100FC 519.72a 336.86abc 428.29a 126.43ab 90.17a-d 108.30a 1192.7ab 860.2bcd 1026.5a
75FD + 25FC 160.54cde 416.57ab 288.56b 56.60b-e 131.04a 93.82a 512.0cde 1564.5a 1038.3a
25FD + 75FC 287.48b-e 367.57abc 327.53ab 77.61a-e 101.44abc 89.53ab 721.4b-e 1065.4abc 893.4ab
50FD + 50FC 249.15b-e 310.45a-d 279.80b 70.25a-e 92.26a-d 81.25ab 659.3b-e 848.1bcd 753.7ab
Mean (MBc) 261.99a 291.39a 65.47b 82.79a 652.37b 861.05a
LSD (P ≤ 0.05) A = 53.24 B = 138.43 AB = 228.52  A = 16.75 B = 43.57 AB = 71.92  A = 143.42 B = 372.94 AB = 615.64

The values shown in table are means three replicates. Means followed by the same letters are non-significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). Where MBc(-) = Without biofertilizer (Bacillus cereus); MBc(+) = With biofertilizer (Bacillus cereus); Control = Non-fertilizer; 100FD = 100% Feldspar; 100FC = 100% Filer Cake; 75FD + 25FC = 75% Feldspar + 25% Filer Cake; 25FD + 75FC = 25% Feldspar + 75% Filer Cake; 50FD + 50FC = 50% Feldspar + 50% Filer Cake