Table 4.

Effect of inoculation with plant growth-promoting bacteria on sugar accumulation in leaves and roots of Agave americana L.

Treatment	Inulin	Sucrose	Glucose	Fructose	Inulin	Sucrose	Glucose	Fructose
	(mg g−1) Leaves				(mg g−1) Root
Pseudomonas mosselii ACO-140	0.99 A*	1.04 AB	1.97 A	0.561 A	0.35 D	0.17 A	0.02 D	0.031 B
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ACO-40	0.23 C	1.50 A	0.78 BC	0.054 C	0.84 B	0.16 A	0.19 B	0.040 A
Rhizobium daejeonense ACO-34A	1.09 A	1.59 A	1.43 A	0.856 A	0.76 BC	0.23 A	0.35 A	0.033 B
Azospirillum brasilense Cd	0.28 B	0.77 BC	0.91 BC	0.217 BC	0.43 E	0.15 A	0.08 C	0.032 B
KNO3-N	0.44 AB	0.68 BC	0.63 C	0.131 BC	0.28 E	0.14 A	0.03 D	0.033 B
Uninoculated	0.63 AB	0.75 BC	0.84 BC	0.140 BC	0.93 A	0.27 A	0.08 C	0.012 C
MSD£ (p < 0.05)	0.740	0.726	0.628	0.318	0.022	0.146	0.108	0.045

^*Mean values of four replicates. Means followed by the same letter do not show significant difference (p < 0.05).

^£MSD, minimum significant difference.