TABLE 3.
Measurement of micro- and macroelements content on wheat grain harvested from the field trial at 27 weeks after sowing and 12 days after second top dressing application where corresponded.
Elementsa | Conditionsb |
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C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 | PT34c | PTD | PT34 × TD | ||
Macro-elements | C | 45.53 ± 0.14b | 45.59 ± 0.08b | 45.14 ± 0.12a | 45.31 ± 0.22ab | * | ns | ns |
N | 1.85 ± 0.03a | 1.96 ± 0.02a | 1.88 ± 0.08a | 1.96 ± 0.07a | ns | * | ns | |
Ca | 0.44 ± 0.02a | 0.44 ± 0.02a | 0.43 ± 0.01a | 0.44 ± 0.02a | ns | ns | ns | |
K | 3.22 ± 0.11a | 3.20 ± 0.10a | 3.51 ± 0.10b | 3.33 ± 0.15ab | * | ns | ns | |
Mg | 1.20 ± 0.02a | 1.17 ± 0.01a | 1.25 ± 0.03b | 1.16 ± 0.02a | ns | * | * | |
P | 2.51 ± 0.10ab | 2.49 ± 0.05ab | 2.75 ± 0.11b | 2.48 ± 0.13a | ns | * | ns | |
S | 1.47 ± 0.05a | 1.64 ± 0.01b | 1.55 ± 0.08ab | 1.62 ± 0.04b | ns | * | ns | |
Micro-elements | Cu | 3.22 ± 0.30a | 2.91 ± 0.25a | 3.15 ± 0.13a | 2.82 ± 0.25a | ns | * | ns |
Fe | 42.85 ± 21.91a | 61.79 ± 29–40a | 45.80 ± 13.72a | 50.25 ± 17.16a | ns | ns | ns | |
Mn | 22.63 ± 1.12a | 22.32 ± 2–26a | 23.43 ± 1.68a | 22.18 ± 1.82a | ns | ns | ns | |
Zn | 11.30 ± 1.65a | 11.89 ± 1.11a | 12.53 ± 1.25a | 12.32 ± 0.68a | ns | ns | ns |
aMacroelements: C and N = %; Ca, K, Mg, P, and S = g/kg of grain. Microelements = mg/kg of grain. Data are the mean of three plots for each condition (n = 3). Values in the same row with different letter are significantly different according to Tukey’s test (P > 0.05). bThe four conditions, under high basal chemical N fertilization, was as follow: C1, control; C2, two applications of calcium nitrate as top dressing (TD); C3, T. harzianum T34 (T34); and C4, T34 plus two applications of calcium nitrate as TD. cSignificant effects were determined by a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for T34, TD, and the interactions between both factors (T34 x TD) (Tukey’s test, P < 0.05), ns: no statistical differences.