Table 1.
Changes in nitrogen and carbon content (mg/g) of shoots, roots, seeds as well as soil of soybean, kidney bean, chickpea, lentil, and pea under control (cont.) and after enrichment with the biologically active actinomycete isolates. Values are the average of three individual replicates (means ± S.D). Different letters represent significant differences between the treatments in each crop (Duncan test; p < 0.05; n = 4).
| Nitrogen | Carbon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant-Isolate | Root | Shoot | Seed | Soil | Root | Shoot | Seed |
| Soybean-Cont | 34.8 ± 0.8 a | 51.5 ± 1.1 a | 29.1± 0.8 a | 0.4 ± 0.01 a | 239.5 ± 9.60 a | 557.0 ± 90.5 a | 104.8 ± 0.40 a |
| Soybean-I2 | 51.1 ± 3.5 a | 65.8 ± 1.5 b | 41.2 ± 2.1 b | 0.6 ± 0.01 b | 329.6 ± 13.0 b | 374.7 ± 0.00 a | 131.2 ± 5.40 b |
| Soybean-I8 | 52.4 ± 4.0 a | 48.1 ± 1.1 a | 38.3 ± 2.1 a | 0.4 ± 0.20 a | 281.0 ± 11.3 a | 390.9 ± 0.00 a | 136.2 ± 1.70 b |
| Soybean-I12 | 55.7 ± 1.6 b | 71.4 ± 1.6 b | 50.9 ± 0.5 b | 1.0 ± 0.20 a | 404.3 ± 16.0 b | 426.1 ± 0.00 a | 159.5 ± 5.20 b |
| Soybean-I15 | 66.8 ± 3.7 b | 86.7 ± 1.9 b | 55.8 ± 0.5 b | 1.0 ± 0.10 a | 434.3 ± 17.0 b | 425.1 ± 0.00 a | 112.0 ± 20.7 a |
| Kidney Bean-Cont | 48.3 ± 3.9 a | 53.5 ± 2.9 a | 37.4 ± 1.5 a | 0.4 ± 0.03 a | 292.2 ± 1.10 a | 349.8 ± 8.10 a | 158.7 ± 1.40 a |
| Kidney Bean-I2 | 58.9 ± 7.3 a | 55.8 ± 3.0 a | 38.8 ± 0.2 a | 0.5 ± 0.00 a | 331.0 ± 1.30 b | 421.4 ± 0.00 a | 161.3 ± 2.90 a |
| Kidney Bean-I8 | 51.6 ± 7.3 a | 40.8 ± 2.2 a | 37.9 ± 2.6 a | 0.5 ± 0.00 a | 290.9 ± 1.00 a | 392.3 ± 0.00 a | 219.1 ± 1.30 a |
| Kidney Bean-I12 | 62.1 ± 9.2 a | 57.9 ± 3.2 a | 38.5 ± 0.2 a | 0.6 ± 0.00 b | 327.5 ± 1.00 b | 433.9 ± 0.00 a | 160.8 ± 3.60 a |
| Kidney Bean-I15 | 61.3 ± 6.4 a | 73.5 ± 4.0 a | 33.6 ± 0.3 a | 0.7 ± 0.00 b | 262.3 ± 1.00 b | 404.3 ± 0.00 a | 235.5 ± 6.50 a |
| Chickpea-Cont | 44.4 ± 1.4 a | 54.0 ± 2.9 a | 36.2 ± 0.6 a | 0.3 ± 0.10 a | 295.0 ± 1.20 a | 236.9 ± 38.0 a | 170.8 ± 2.80 a |
| Chickpea-I2 | 56.2 ± 5.1 a | 83.0 ± 4.5 b | 37.5 ± 0.3 a | 0.7 ± 0.01 b | 292.0 ± 1.10 a | 92.8 ± 0.00 a | 219.0 ± 2.60 a |
| Chickpea-I8 | 48.8 ± 3.8 a | 60.7 ± 3.3 a | 37.4 ± 1.4 a | 0.6 ± 0.01 a | 285.0 ± 1.10 b | 496.9 ± 0.00 a | 232.1 ± 1.50 a |
| Chickpea-I12 | 41.7 ± 0.5 a | 61.9 ± 3.4 a | 34.8 ± 0.2 a | 0.6 ± 0.00 b | 285.8 ± 1.00 b | 158.9 ± 0.00 a | 237.6 ± 3.50 a |
| Chickpea-I15 | 51.9 ± 1.0 a | 109.4 ± 6.0 b | 40.9 ± 0.5 b | 0.9 ± 0.10 b | 299.6 ± 1.00 a | 105.3 ± 0.00 a | 197.6 ± 1.70 b |
| Lentil-Cont | 37.0 ± 0.9 a | 54.5 ± 1.2 a | 30.9 ± 0.9 a | 0.3 ± 0.10 a | 254.7 ± 10.0 a | 304.7 ± 34.0 a | 357.7 ± 2.10 a |
| Lentil-I2 | 41.3 ± 2.2 a | 57.8 ± 1.3 a | 41.9 ± 1.3 b | 0.6 ± 0.01 a | 361.2 ± 14.0 b | 2172.8 ± 0.00 b | 458.0 ± 16.8 b |
| Lentil-I8 | 35.0 ± 0.6 a | 53.1 ± 1.2 a | 31.7 ± 0.9 a | 0.5 ± 0.00 a | 264.0 ± 10.6 a | 2267.2 ± 0.00 b | 480.2 ± 9.60 b |
| Lentil-I12 | 57.7 ± 1.6 b | 65.6 ± 1.5 b | 55.6 ± 1.8 b | 1.1 ± 0.20 a | 435.3 ± 18.0 b | 2497.7 ± 0.00 b | 533.0 ± 19.0 b |
| Lentil-I15 | 63.1 ± 1.8 b | 71.2 ± 1.3 b | 60.8 ± 2.0 b | 0.7 ± 0.00 b | 476.0 ± 19.1 b | 2465.2 ± 0.00 b | 392.0 ± 60.5 a |
| Pea-Cont | 32.0 ± 0.7 a | 52.8 ± 1.2 a | 26.3 ± 0.7 a | 0.3 ± 0.10 a | 210.5 ± 8.00 a | 435.3 ± 50.0 a | 158.7 ± 21.0 a |
| Pea-I2 | 43.5 ± 3.0 a | 63.1 ± 1.4 b | 42.6 ± 1.3 b | 0.7 ± 0.00 b | 363.2 ± 15.0 b | 1497.3 ± 0.00 b | 337.2 ± 13.0 b |
| Pea-I8 | 35.9 ± 0.7 a | 57.6 ± 1.3 a | 32.3 ± 0.9 b | 0.5 ± 0.10 a | 265.4 ± 10.0 a | 1562.3 ± 0.00 b | 293.2 ± 23.0 a |
| Pea-I12 | 53.9 ± 1.4 b | 69.9 ± 1.6 b | 51.3 ± 1.6 b | 0.8 ± 0.10 b | 392.1 ± 16.0 b | 728.1 ± 0.00 a | 268.3 ± 9.60 a |
| Pea-I15 | 75.9 ± 1.8 b | 72.7 ± 1.6 b | 57.4 ± 3.1 b | 1.1 ± 0.20 a | 478.6 ± 19.0 b | 1698.9 ± 0.00 b | 305.0 ± 41.3 a |