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