Table 3.
Dose of nitrogen provided (NFU/ha), assimilated nitrogen (kg/ha), and yield (kg per plant) of strawberry plants treated and non-treated with Methylobacterium symbioticum and grown with different doses of nitrogen (0, 25, 50, and 100% of nitrogen). Simple ANOVA analysis. Different letters indicate significant differences, with p < 0.05 (Fisher’s LSD test). One hundred biological replicates were used for each treatment and applied nitrogen
| Nitrogen doses | Assimilated nitrogen | Yield | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | % | NFU/ha | kg/ha | kg per plant |
| Control | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0.24 a |
| 25 | 180 | 104 | 0.8 b | |
| 50 | 348 | 295 | 1.07 c | |
| 75 | 515 | 312 | 1.05 c | |
| 100 | 683 | 313 | 1.15 c | |
| M. symbioticum | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0.17 a |
| 25 | 180 | 115 | 1.04 c | |
| 50 | 348 | 292 | 1.12 c | |
| 75 | 515 | 324 | 1.4 d | |
| 100 | 683 | 292 | 1.02 c | |