. 2022 Jan 6;12:783578. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.783578

TABLE 3.

Mean (± SE) growth parameters (N = 20 plants for flowers and leaflets) and physiological parameters (N = 6) of clean young strawberry plants (6 weeks after transplanting) that received one of five treatments (Ac = Azotobacter chroococcum, Ab = Azospirillum brasilense, Pb = Pseudomonas brassicacearum, CF = chemical fertilizer, Control = without any soil treatment).

Variable	Treatment
	Ac	Ab	Pb	CF	Control
No. of flowers/plant	2.20 ± 0.20^a	2.80 ± 0.22^a	2.42 ± 0.20^a	1.50 ± 0.50^c	1.10 ± 0.16^c
No. of leaflets/plant	17.66 ± 2.00^a	14.75 ± 1.40^a	16.00 ± 1.80^a	18.75 ± 3.00^a	14.25 ± 2.50^a
Leaf chlorophyll content (μmol m^–2)	34.39 ± 2.40^b	42.70 ± 1.20^a	43.22 ± 1.20^a	41.27 ± 1.00^a	29.23 ± 1.00^c
Stomatal conductivity (mmol m^–2 s^–1)	15.47 ± 2.70^b	15.32 ± 3.60^b	21.82 ± 2.60^a	11.00 ± 1.50^c	9.72 ± 2.22^c

Different superscript letters within rows indicate significant differences among treatments based on ANOVA and post hoc Tukey’s tests (P < 0.05).