Table 4.
Pearson correlation between phosphatase, phytase activity and P-nutrition of soybean as influenced by inoculation of Bacillus
| Isolates/Standard | Fluorescien diacetate activity | Acid phosphatase | Alkaline phosphatase | Phytase activity | Olsen-P content | Total P content in seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorescien diacetate | ||||||
| Acid phosphatase | 0.544 | |||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | 0.571* | 0.604* | ||||
| Phytase activity | 0.574* | 0.466 | 0.785** | |||
| Olsen-P | 0.418 | 0.201 | 0.355 | 0.782** | ||
| Total P content | 0.539 | 0.683* | 0.736** | 0.831** | 0.690** | |
| Phytic-P | −0.137 | 0.302 | −0.160 | 0.165 | 0.288 | 0.172 |
* significant at P = 0.05
** significant at P = 0.01