Table 4.
Wheat root dry weight, harvest index, grain, biological and straw yield as influenced by PSB inoculation, soil calcification and phosphorus application from different sources.
| Inoculation | Grain yield (g) pot−1 | Biological yield (g) pot−1 | Root dry weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without PSB | 6.40 | 18.07 | 3.70 |
| With PSB | 7.30 | 21.02 | 4.00 |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.249 | 0.467 | 0.150 |
| P sources | |||
| SSP | 6.28c | 17.55c | 3.47b |
| Rock phosphate | 5.88cd | 16.71d | 3.48b |
| FYM | 7.39b | 21.46b | 4.12a |
| PM | 7.86a | 22.47a | 4.30a |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.353 | 0.660 | 0.212 |
| Lime (%) | |||
| Control (4.78%) | 9.29a | 22.40a | 4.46a |
| 10 | 7.68b | 20.86b | 4.09b |
| 15 | 6.03c | 19.80c | 3.70c |
| 20 | 4.40d | 15.13d | 3.14d |
| LSD (α = 0.05) | 0.353 | 0.660 | 0.212 |
| Interaction | |||
| L × I | Figure 6 | ns | ns |
| L × PS | Figure 7 | ns | ns |
| I × PS | ns | Figure 8 | Figure 9 |
| L × I × PS | ns | ns | ns |
| CV | 8.93 | 5.86 | 9.59 |
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 with different letter in each column are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.