Table 3.
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) results for the main and interactive effects of P. indica inoculation and drought stress on shoot and roots characteristics.
| Sum of Squares | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of Variation | df | Dry Mass (g) |
N (%) | Mg (mg/kg) |
Ca (mg/kg) | Fe (mg/kg) | Carbohydrates (μmol/g) |
Catalase (µmol/min/gr) |
| Shoots | ||||||||
| blocks | 3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 23516.66 | 33.57 | 1.52 | 0.02 | |
| P. indica | 1 | 0.45** | 4.43** | 2112266.66** | 1585.67** | 55.32** | 1.23** | |
| Drought | 2 | 0.21** | 1.55** | 2869279.16** | 1290.81** | 79.41** | 7.93* | |
| P. indica × Drought | 3 | 0.004ns | 0.01ns | 110454.16ns | 35.18ns | 14.18** | 0.926** | |
| Error | 15 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 170633.4 | 48.08 | 0.83 | 0.098 | |
| Coefficient of variation | 16.49 | 8.91 | 6.73 | 11.36 | 8.96 | 21.38 | 29.8 | |
| Roots | ||||||||
| blocks | 3 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 33718 | 828333.3 | 288981 | 0.14 | 0.02 |
| P. indica | 1 | 2.37** | 1.52** | 1898437.5** | 20535000.67** | 2337504.16** | 29.25** | 1.23** |
| Drought | 2 | 1.82** | 0.96** | 1556216.66** | 14315000.67** | 1092612.5** | 43** | 7.93* |
| P. indica × Drought | 3 | 0.45** | 0.003ns | 291800.66ns | 15000.0ns | 37504.16ns | 5.30** | 0.926** |
| Error | 15 | 0.02 | 0.035 | 98111.9 | 348333.3 | 12519.94 | 0.22 | 0.098 |
| Coefficient of variation | 12.9 | 12.99 | 9.05 | 10.49 | 9.1 | 12.88 | 29.8 | |
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.