TABLE 4.
Soil type | ARA (nmol ethylene · h−1 · nodule dry weight−1) | No. of nodules per plant | Nodule (mg [dry wt] · plant−1) | Plant (g [dry wt] · plant−1) |
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Control (without SUT9-2) | 0.00 ± 0.00 B | 0.00 ± 0.00 C | 0.00 ± 0.00 B | 0.13 ± 0.006 B |
Low-organic-matter soil | 26.30 ± 6.20 A | 60.00 ± 5.00 A | 0.58 ± 0.16 A | 0.26 ± 0.07 A |
High-organic-matter soil | 25.90 ± 5.17 A | 35.00 ± 11.00 B | 0.70 ± 0.35 A | 0.22 ± 0.04 A |
Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between treatments (P ≤ 0.05) (n = 3).