Prospective Zinc Solubilising Bacteria for Enhanced Nutrient Uptake and Growth Promotion in Maize (Zea mays L.)

Table 3

Macronutrients uptake pattern of maize, seed treated with ZSBs, and inorganic source of zinc.

Treatment	Macronutrients (%)
	Total “P”	Total “N”	K	Na	Ca	Na : K ratio
Control	0.18^f (±0.160)	1.428^j (±0.160)	1.6^c (±0.074)	0.004^d (±0.00018)	0.319^d (±0.015)	0.0025
ZnSO4	0.15^i (±0.217)	1.883^bc (±0.217)	1.8^b (±0.083)	0.005^c (±0.00023)	0.434^a (±0.020)	0.0028
Priming	0.19^e (±0.150)	1.568^fg (±0.150)	1.5^d (±0.069)	0.006^b (±0.00028)	0.299^g (±0.014)	0.004
B61	0.22^b (±0.170)	1.848^c (±0.170)	1.6^c (±0.074)	0.004^d(±0.00018)	0.339^c (±0.016)	0.0025
B40	0.28^a (±0.099)	1.638^de (±0.099)	1.8^b (±0.083)	0.002^f (±0.00009)	0.197^k (±0.009)	0.0011
B116	0.11^j (±0.114)	1.533^gh (±0.114)	1.4^e (±0.065)	0.003^e (±0.00014)	0.227^j (±0.010)	0.0021
B114	0.16^h (±0.149)	1.883^bc (±0.149)	1.3^f (±0.060)	0.001^g (±0.00005)	0.298^g (±0.014)	0.0008
B118	0.15^i (±0.156)	1.673^d (±0.156)	1.4^e (±0.065)	0.004^d (±0.00018)	0.311^e (±0.014)	0.0029
P33	0.18^f (±0.171)	1.603^ef (±0.171)	1.5^d (±0.069)	0.005^c (±0.00023)	0.341^c (±0.016)	0.0033
P29	0.20^d (±0.052)	2.268^a (±0.052)	2.0^a (±0.092)	0.005^c (±0.00023)	0.104^l (±0.005)	0.0025
P74	0.17^g (±0.177)	1.603^ef (±0.177)	1.5^d (±0.069)	0.003^e (±0.00014)	0.354^b (±0.016)	0.002
P17	0.21^c (±0.169)	1.498^hi (±0.169)	1.3^f (±0.060)	0.002^f (±0.00009)	0.338^c (±0.016)	0.0015
P21	0.17^g (±0.143)	1.673^d (±0.143)	1.4^e (±0.065)	0.003^e (±0.00014)	0.285^h (±0.013)	0.0021
ZSB	0.16^h (±0.152)	1.463^ij (±0.152)	1.5^d (±0.069)	0.007^a (±0.00032)	0.303^f (±0.014)	0.0047
FYM	0.18^f (±0.133)	1.568^fg (±0.133)	1.3^f (±0.060)	0.002^f (±0.00009)	0.266^i (±0.012)	0.0015
LSD	0.015	0.046	0.042	0.00012	0.002

Values in the brackets are standard errors and parameters were recorded at 60 DAS.
Values in the columns are means of two independent experiments with six replicates each time.