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. 2021 Jul 27;11:15279. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94681-9

Table 5.

The macro- and micro-nutrients concentration of thyme in different treatments.

Treatments N content (g/kg) P content (g/kg) K content (g/kg) Ca content (g/kg) Mg content (g/kg) Fe content (mg/kg) Zn content (mg/kg)
2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019
Cropping pattern
Sole culture 17.1 b 18.7 c 1.95 a 2.1 a 13 b 14.6 b 4.2 ab 5.1 b 2.4 b 2.9 b 310.1 b 401.5 c 18.04 a 21.2 b
50:50 19.6 a 22.5 a 2.05 a 2.3 a 15.2 a 17.1 a 4.4 a 5.3 a 2.5 ab 3.3 a 377.8 a 503.8 a 18.96 a 23.3 a
66:34 18.6 a 21.1 b 1.96 a 2.2 a 15.1 a 16.7 a 4.1 b 5.2 ab 2.6 a 3.4 a 329.7 b 448.2 b 18.27 a 20.8 b
Fertilization
Control 17.5 b 19.8 b 1.6 b 1.9 b 13.5 b 15.1 b 3.98 b 5.04 b 2.3 b 2.98 b 311.1 b 420.5 b 17.87 b 20.9 b
AMF 19.4 a 21.7 a 2.1 a 2.5 a 15.4 a 17.1 a 4.43 a 5.33 a 2.8 a 3.40 a 367.3 a 481.8 a 18.99 a 22.6 a
Drought stress
I20 22.25 a 24.7 a 2.35 a 2.82 a 18.02 a 19.9 a 4.8 a 5.8 a 3.04 a 3.66 a 408.2 a 532.8 a 20.9 a 25.1 a
I50 18.1 b 20.2 b 1.96 b 2.3 b 14.1b 15.7 b 4.2 b 5.1 b 2.51 b 3.16 b 318.2 b 436.7 b 18.5 b 21.5 b
I80 15.04 c 17.4 c 1.65 c 1.99 c 11.29 c 12.8 c 3.7 c 4.7c 2.05 c 2.75 c 291.2 b 384.1 c 15.9 c 18.7 c
Significance
C ** ** ns ns ** ** * * * ** ** ** ns **
F ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * **
D ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
C × F ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
C × D ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns * *
D × F ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
C × D × F ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns

Ts, 50:50 and 66:34 indicating thyme sole culture and intercropping ratio of thyme with soybean; I20, I50 and I80 indicating non-stressed, moderate and severe water deficit levels.

ns, * and ** indicated no significant difference, significant at 5% probability level and significant at 1% probability level, respectively.