Influence of Biostimulants on Important Traits of Zinnia elegans Jacq. under Open Field Conditions

Table 3

Effect of bioinoculants on biochemical and physiological attributes of Zinnia elegans.

Parameters	Treatment 0	Treatment 1	Treatment 2	Treatment 3	Treatment 4	Treatment 5	F ratio	Probability
Chlorophyll a (mg·g^−1·FW)	0.556 ± 0.111^d	0.805 ± 0.173^c	0.954 ± 0.1^c	1.12 ± 0.122^b	1.419 ± 0.138^a	0.845 ± 0.143^c	0.1452	<0.001
Chlorophyll b (mg·g^−1·FW)	0.284 ± 0.096^d	0.461 ± 0.138^c	0.529 ± 0.145^c	0.677 ± 0.098^b	0.788 ± 0.112^a	0.514 ± 0.104^c	0.127	<0.001
Total chlorophyll (mg·g^−1·FW)	0.841 ± 0.177^d	1.266 ± 0.268^c	1.483 ± 0.179^c	1.797 ± 0.19^b	2.207 ± 0.236^a	1.359 ± 0.226^c	0.233	<0.001
Carotenoid (mg·g^−1·FW)	0.059 ± 0.031^d	0.213 ± 0.106^bc	0.126 ± 0.062^c	0.19 ± 0.112^bc	0.377 ± 0.118^a	0.301 ± 0.135^ab	0.109	<0.001
Anthocyanin (mg 100 g^−1·FW)	0.992 ± 0.147^d	2.04 ± 0.248^b	1.372 ± 0.156^c	2.008 ± 0.121^b	2.363 ± 0.285^a	1.954 ± 0.143^b	0.209	<0.001
Root phosphorus (%)	1.273 ± 0.372^f	2.325 ± 0.164^d	1.88 ± 0.192^e	2.77 ± 193^c	3.746 ± 0.278^a	3.61 ± 0.204^ab	0.265	<0.001
Shoot phosphorus (%)	0.907 ± 0.13^f	1.948 ± 0.158^d	1.445 ± 0.287^e	2.538 ± 0.097^c	3.292 ± 0.197^a	3 ± 0.198^b	0.203	<0.001
Acidic phosphatase (IU·g^−1·FW)	0.236 ± 0.11^d	0.447 ± 0.12^b	0.318 ± 0.064^c	0.55 ± 0.123^b	0.708 ± 0.159^a	0.69 ± 0.111^a	0.128	<0.001
Alkaline phosphatase (IU·g^−1·FW)	0.332 ± 0.126^d	0.606 ± 0.144^c	0.587 ± 0.162^c	0.696 ± 0.219^bc	0.961 ± 0.123^a	0.821 ± 0.16^ab	0.173	<0.001

Means within rows separated by different letters are significantly different based on the least significant difference test (LSD).