. 2026 Feb 16;14:e20651. doi: 10.7717/peerj.20651

Table 1. Significance of variables compared to phosphorus source (P), bacterial strain (S), and phosphorus source * bacterial strain (P+S).

Variables were determined at 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after inoculation (DAI), and those that were determined at 28 DAI.

DAI	PH	SD	NL	SPAD	Chl a	Chl b	CA	LA	APFW	APDB	RFB	RDB	RV	RL	NAP	PhAP	KAP
Phosphorus source (P)
7	^*	^*	ns	^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	ns	ns	ns	^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	ns	ns	^*	^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
28	^*	^*	–	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	ns	ns	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	^*	ns
Bacterial strain (S)
7	ns	ns	ns	ns	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	ns	^*	^*	ns	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	ns	ns	^*	^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
28	^*	ns	–	^*	ns	ns	^*	^*	^*	^*	ns	^*	^*	^*	ns	ns	ns
Interaction (P×S)
7	^*	ns	^*	ns	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	ns	ns	ns	ns	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
21	ns	ns	^*	^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
28	^*	ns	–	ns	ns	ns	ns	^*	^*	ns	ns	ns	^*	^*	^*	^*	ns

Notes.

Significant differences p ≤ 0.05.

non-significant differences (ns), no data registered (-).