TABLE 4.
Nitrogen balancea
| Seed inoculant | Total nitrogen in: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Soil before sowing any seed (g) | (ii) Inflorescence (mg) | (iii) Shoot (mg) | (iv) Root (mg) | (v) Soil after harvest (g) | (vi) Inflorescence, shoots, root, and soil (g) | |
| None | 1.410 (0.23) | 15 (1.3) | 27 (3.5) | 2 (0.29) | 1.36 (0.25) | 1.404 (0.26) |
| CBD15 | 1.410 (0.23) | 95 (6.4) | 93 (8.8) | 8 (0.44) | 2.772 (0.76) | 2.968 (0.77) |
| HKD15 | 1.410 (0.23) | 184 (9.8) | 199 (27.3) | 47 (6.1) | 3.906 (0.58) | 4.337 (0.62) |
a
Total nitrogen content of (i) soil (9 kg) before sowing of wheat HD 2967 seeds (the soil was autoclaved, nitrogen content was determined from 3 samples picked up at random, and then each of the 3 autoclaved pots was filled up with 9 kg of soil), (ii) inflorescences of 3 plants 135 days after sowing, (iii) shoots of 3 plants, (iv) roots of 3 plants, (v) soil after harvest of the plants 135 days after sowing, and (vi) inflorescences plus shoots plus roots plus soil. Values are averages (standard deviations). Each pot contained 3 wheat plants.