. 2019 Apr 30;10:925. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00925

Table 1.

Effect of inoculation of consortium of endophytes on different physiological parameters of Papaver somniferum plant.

Physiological parameters	Control	SM1B	SM3B	Consortium (SM1B+SM3B)
Chlorophyll (mg gFW⁻¹)	0.70 ± 0.03^b	0.85 ± 0.06^ab	0.82 ± 0.03^ab	0.89 ± 0.04^a
Net CO₂ assimilation (μMole CO₂ m⁻²s⁻¹)	7.87 ± 0.16^c	9.10 ± 0.12^b	7.90 ± 0.24^c	9.90 ± 0.11^a
Stomatal conductance (mMole m⁻²s⁻¹)	321.67 ± 2.86^c	419.33 ± 1.22^b	325.67 ± 7.35^c	448.00 ± 6.12^a
Transpiration rate (mMole m⁻²s⁻¹)	3.53 ± 0.20^c	4.30 ± 0.10^b	3.56 ± 0.06^c	5.17 ± 0.06^a
Biomass (g Plant⁻¹)	0.60 ± 0.04^c	0.79 ± 0.03^b	0.68 ± 0.02^c	1.05 ± 0.01^a
Capsule weight (g Plant⁻¹)	1.22 ± 0.12^c	1.59 ± 0.02^b	1.18 ± 0.09^c	2.03 ± 0.11^a
Seed yield (g Plant⁻¹)	0.52 ± 0.06^b	0.66 ± 0.02^b	0.57 ± 0.04^b	0.93 ± 0.09^a

Different letters (a–c) indicate statistically significant differences between treatments (Duncan’s multiple range test P < 0.05). Data are means ± SD (n = 6).