Table 3.
Macro-and micronutrient dynamics in soybean shoots grown in the presence and absence of biochar and phytohormone-producing endophytic fungus, G. geotrichum, when applied individually and in combination
| Treatment | P (mg/kg) | K (mg/kg) | S (mg/kg) | Ca (mg/kg) | Mg (mg/kg) | Mn (mg/kg) | Fe (mg/kg) | Cu (mg/kg) |
| Control | 14.63±0.01c | 63.60±0.96c | 13.77±0.71c | 44.29±0.74b | 16.44±0.11c | 0.37±0.34c | 0.59±0.08d | ND |
| GG | 19.47±0.78b | 90.32±0.37b | 17.90±0.11b | 29.32±0.21c | 13.12±0.55d | 0.25±0.83d | 0.68±0.36c | ND |
| BC | 23.44±0.88a | 105.00±0.44a | 20.32±0.96a | 51.06±0.09a | 22.20±0.86a | 0.44±0.36a | 0.81±0.03a | ND |
| BC+GG | 24.87±0.69a | 107.20±0.62a | 22.60±0.90a | 43.15±0.69b | 19.71±0.81b | 0.41±0.25b | 0.75±0.61b | ND |
BC: biochar; GG: G. geotrichum; ND: not detected or not determined in the samples. Each value is expressed as mean±SD of six replicates from three independent experiments. The data were analyzed by ANOVA using SAS. Values in a column followed by different letters show the significant differences (P<0.05) among treatments based on DMRT