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

Table 4

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

Treatment	Micronutrients (ppm)
	Zn	Mg	Fe	Cu	Mn
Control	158.6^i (±7.3)	0.16^cd (±0.0074)	481.4^c (±22)	2.9^c (±0.13)	34^h (±1.6)
ZnSO4	188.6^g (±8.7)	0.23^a (±0.0106)	626.7^b (±29)	4.8^a (±0.22)	60^a (±2.8)
Priming	178.6^h (±8.2)	0.15^de (±0.0069)	488.4^c (±23)	3.0^c (±0.14)	34^h (±1.6)
B61	243.4^c (±11.2)	0.17^bc (±0.0078)	672.8^a (±31)	2.9^c (±0.13)	51^b (±2.4)
B40	192^g (±8.8)	0.11^h (±0.0051)	226.4^f (±10)	3.7^b (±0.17)	46^c (±2.1)
B116	185.2^gh (±8.5)	0.11^h (±0.0051)	234.8^f (±11)	1.5^e (±0.07)	37^fg (±1.7)
B114	235.2^d (±10.8)	0.14^ef (±0.0065)	367^d (±17)	2.1^e (±0.10)	40^e (±1.8)
B118	231.8^de (±10.7)	0.15^de (±0.0069)	282.7^e (±13)	1.5^e (±0.07)	24^i (±1.1)
P33	225^e (±10.4)	0.18^b (±0.0083)	381^d (±18)	0.9^f (±0.04)	38^ef (±1.8)
P29	278.8^a (±12.8)	0.04^i (±0.0018)	155.2^g (±7)	3.1^c (±0.14)	60^a (±2.8)
P74	230^de (±10.6)	0.16^cd (±0.0074)	495^c (±23)	1.9^d (±0.09)	44^cd (±2.0)
P17	259^b (±11.9)	0.16^cd (±0.0074)	381^d (±18)	0.9^f (±0.04)	35^gh (±1.6)
P21	232^de (±10.7)	0.14^ef (±0.0065)	707^a (±33)	0.5^g (±0.02)	25^i (±1.2)
ZSB	192^g (±8.8)	0.13^fg (±0.0060)	594^b (±27)	0.7^fg (±0.03)	43^d (±2.0)
FYM	212^f (±9.8)	0.13^fg (±0.0060)	359^d (±17)	0.7^fg (±0.03)	21^j (±1.0)
LSD	7	0.011	36.2	0.27	2.5

Values in the brackets are standard errors and parameters were recorded at 60 DAS.
Values superscribed by the same alphabet are not significantly different according to Fisher’s least significant difference test (𝑃<0.05).