. 2023 Nov 11;9(11):e22128. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22128

Table 6.

Effect of different treatments on the zinc and phosphorus content of the field soil.

Treatments	Mineral content (zinc and phosphorus) in soil
	Zinc (mg/kg)				Phosphorus (kg/ha)
	30th	60th	90th	120th	30th	60th	90th	120th
T1	1.64 ± 0.09^b	1.86 ± 0.72^d	2.04 ± 0.50^c	2.09 ± 0.78^c	21.1 ± 1.13^c	24.90 ± 1.11^d	27.50 ± 1.60^d	29.60 ± 0.81^d
T2	1.96 ± 0.16^b	3.03 ± 0.45^bc	4.36 ± 0.70^b	5.38 ± 0.97^b	27.3 ± 1.75^b	29.38 ± 1.38^c	33.10 ± 1.63^c	37.33 ± 1.58^b
T3	2.55 ± 0.40^a	4.24 ± 0.65^a	5.67 ± 0.86^a	7.24 ± 0.83^a	30.45 ± 1.34^a	38.13 ± 1.40^a	43.23 ± 1.35^a	49.65 ± 1.71^a
T4	2.04 ± 0.14^b	3.43 ± 0.81^ab	5.11 ± 0.88^ab	6.79 ± 1.26^ab	29.4 ± 1.80^ab	35.50 ± 1.46^b	40.33 ± 1.22^b	47.83 ± 1.22^a
T5	1.79 ± 0.54^b	2.23 ± 0.33^cd	2.82 ± 0.60^c	3.22 ± 0.99^c	23.18 ± 1.08^c	26.20 ± 1.41^d	29.50 ± 1.39^d	33.15 ± 1.49^c
Treatments: 50.445* Days: 65.588* Treatments × Days: 5.587***					Treatments: 318.205* Days: 314.457* Treatments × Days: 9.572***

*Values are mean ± SD of four replication samples in each group; Column means followed by common superscript are not significant at 5 % level by DMRT; *** indicates P < 0.001; ** indicates P < 0.01& * indicates P < 0.05 versus control.

T1: Uninoculated Control; T2: Seeds treated with liquid formulation; T3: Seeds treated with liquid formulation and the soil amended with organic manure (Farmyard); T4: Soil amended with organic manure (Farmyard) alone; T5: Seeds treated with lignite (solid) based bioinoculant.