Table 3.
Week after inoculation | Ganoderma infected seedlings (UmL−1) | Control (Um L−1) | t value | T2 | T5 | T6 | T8 | T10 |
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Glucanase activity | Effect of N, P2O5, and K2O nutrition on glucanase activity | |||||||
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1WAI | 10.097 ± 0.96 | 5.74 ± 0.33 | 10.43s∗ | 9.93a | 7.4b | 10.2a | 7.2b | 4.9c |
4WAI | 2.397 ± 0.35 | 2.5 ± 0.47 | 6.74s∗ | 3.3ab | 3.90a | 1.65c | 2.16bc | 1.25c |
8WAI | 16.837 ± 1.5 | 10.44 ± 1.15 | 11.06s∗ | 17.78a | 9.75d | 16.2b | 14.56c | 9.9d |
12WAI | 3.197 ± 0.36 | 4.188 ± 0.69 | 8.66s∗ | 3.48bc | 2.35c | 3.9b | 2.9bc | 5.87a |
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Chitinase activity | Effect of N, P2O5, and K2O nutrition on chitinase activity | |||||||
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1WAI | 4.53 ±0.39 | 2.67 ± 0.46 | 11.54s∗ | 3.18 | 4.07 | 4.27 | 3.93 | 2.57 |
4WAI | 1.57±0.26 | 1.96 ± 0.33 | 5.89s∗ | 1.50 | 1.22 | 2.23 | 1.73 | 2.16 |
8WAI | 6.37± 0.76 | 4.36 ± 0.52 | 8.34s∗ | 3.80c | 3.67c | 3.68a | 6.03ab | 5.65b |
12WAI | 3.28± 0.63 | 2.28 ± 0.39 | 5.16s∗ | 2.32b | 2.16b | 4.97a | 2.75b | 1.73b |
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PAL activity | Effect of N, P2O5, and K2O nutrition on PAL activity | |||||||
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1WAI | 10.9 ±0.89 | 8.90 ± 0.64 | 13.87s∗ | 6.67c | 8.85bc | 11.30ab | 10.25ab | 12.45a |
4WAI | 12.08 ± 1.27 | 8.96 ± 0.77 | 11.58s∗ | 7.75c | 7.50c | 16.15a | 9.65bc | 11.55b |
8WAI | 8.86 ± 0.90 | 5.66 ±0.48 | 11.72s∗ | 5.25b | 8.00ab | 8.35a | 7.15ab | 7.55ab |
12WAI | 10.28 ± 1.33 | 4.4 ± 0.46 | 9.47s∗ | 4.10b | 4.55b | 10.81a | 8.88a | 8.37a |
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POX activity | Effect of N, P2O5, and K2O nutrition and BSR on POX Activity | |||||||
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1WAI | 20.65 ± 1.42 | 11.64 ± .91 | 12.82s∗ | 15.55b | 11.80c | 15.75b | 19.26a | 18.35ab |
4WAI | 13.52 ± 1.74 | 9.96 ± 1.51 | 6.60s∗ | 4.20c | 13.90ab | 15.25a | 12.25b | 12.1b |
8WAI | 6.86 ± 0.85 | 6.8 ±0.40 | 16.74s∗ | 6.50a | 5.35a | 7.35a | 6.95a | 8.00a |
12WAI | 12.86 ± 1.43 | 14.82 ± .94 | 15.74s∗ | 11.50c | 15.35ab | 17.35a | 11.95bc | 13.05bc |
Note. values are the means of three replicates; s∗ indicates highly significant according to T-test at α′ = 0.05. WAI: week after inoculation; all the t-values are highly significant at 0.001%. Means with the same letter at a given parameter are not significantly different according to Duncan's Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at α = 0.05; values are the means of three replicates ± standard error. Treatments: T2 = N3+ BF + Ganoderma; T5 = K1 + BF + Ganoderma; T6 = K3 + BF + Ganoderma; T8 = N2P2K2 + BF + Ganoderma; T10 = control (compound fertilizer) + BF + Ganoderma.