Table 3.
Impact of PSB inoculation and P sources on wheat tillers per pot, plant height, grains per spike and 100 grains weight in soil with varying lime content.
| Inoculation | Tillers plant−1 | Plant height (cm) | Grains spike−1 | 100 grains weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without PSB | 1.84 | 46.52 | 34.71 | 3.85 |
| With PSB | 2.03 | 52.43 | 38.29 | 4.12 |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.096 | 2.25 | 1.115 | 0.077 |
| P sources | ||||
| SSP | 1.64b | 47.88b | 34.95b | 3.75c |
| Rock phosphate | 1.57b | 42.87c | 33.83b | 3.79c |
| FYM | 2.25a | 52.25a | 37.83a | 4.07b |
| PM | 2.29a | 54.91a | 39.37a | 4.30a |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.136 | 3.195 | 1.577 | 0.109 |
| Lime (%) | ||||
| Control (4.78%) | 2.38a | 57.00a | 40.33a | 4.27a |
| 10 | 2.12b | 54.00a | 38.08b | 4.13b |
| 15 | 1.81c | 47.75b | 35.87c | 3.95c |
| 20 | 1.45d | 39.16c | 31.70d | 3.56d |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.136 | 3.195 | 1.577 | 0.109 |
| Interaction | ||||
| L × I | ns | Figure 1 | ns | Figure 2 |
| L × PS | Figure 3 | Figure 4 | ns | ns |
| I × PS | ns | ns | Figure 5 | ns |
| L × I × PS | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| CV | 12.21 | 11.20 | 7.49 | 4.76 |
PSB, LSD, SSP, FYM, PM and ns denote phosphate solubilizing bacteria, least significant difference, single super phosphate, farmyard manure, poultry manure and non-significant interaction, respectively.
Means sharing letter in each category are statistically at par at α ≤ 0.05.