Table 2.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results for the main and interactive effects of P. indica inoculation and salinity stress on shoot and roots characteristics.
| Sum of Squares | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of Variation | df | Dry Mass (g) |
Na/K | N (%) | Mg (mg/kg) |
Ca (mg/kg) | Fe (mg/kg) | Carbohydrates (μmol/g) |
Catalase (µmol/min/gr) |
| Shoots | |||||||||
| blocks | 2 | 0.265 | 0.086 | 0.154 | 20252 | 408914 | 3.06 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| P. indica | 1 | 5.57** | 1.6** | 2.12** | 823900** | 2777724.5** | 1062.6** | 74.89** | 0.349** |
| Salinity | 2 | 5** | 1.99** | 0.73** | 659825** | 2452679.38** | 449.54** | 86.15** | 0.566** |
| P. indica × Salinity | 2 | 0.04ns | 1.04** | 0.07ns | 58910.4ns | 33741.16ns | 45.79ns | 33.45** | 0.047* |
| Error | 10 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 32577.1 | 96785.72 | 33.52 | 2.28 | 0.013 |
| Coefficient of variation | 8.88 | 54.73 | 8.15 | 7.47 | 8.1 | 6.33 | 25.83 | 17.59 | |
| Roots | |||||||||
| blocks | 2 | 0.006 | 0.133 | 0.035 | 1634.38 | 29568.5 | 52850 | 2.12 | 0.08 |
| P. indica | 1 | 4.38** | 0.78** | 1.75** | 1592517.5** | 1249253.5** | 235069* | 38.88** | 0.349** |
| Salinity | 2 | 5.69** | 4.05** | 0.59** | 615998** | 1038024.6** | 200527* | 39.68** | 0.566** |
| P. indica × Salinity | 2 | 0.026ns | 0.41** | 0.007ns | 22712.05ns | 103954.16ns | 2925.72ns | 12.97** | 0.047* |
| Error | 10 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 51972.32 | 54743.83 | 30497.58 | 1.14 | 0.013 |
| Coefficient of variation | 10.7 | 34.81 | 8.16 | 9.84 | 10.2 | 12.18 | 25.05 | 17.59 | |
The single- and double-star asterisk indicate significant difference among treatments within individual and interactive main effects according to Fisher's LSD at 95 and 99% confidence levels, accordingly.