Table 3 Variance analysis of the effects of irrigation levels and bacterial inoculation on nutrients content of sweet corn leaf.

From: The role of ACC deaminase producing bacteria in improving sweet corn (Zea mays L. var saccharata) productivity under limited availability of irrigation water

SOV

DF

Mean of squares

N

P

K

Fe

Zn

Cu

Mn

Year (Y)

1

0.27

0.010

0.024

108.00

0.326

23.55

38.88

Rep (R)

2

0.009

0.0034

0.122

0.297

0.002

5.11

6.93

Irrigation (Irr)

2

5.50**

0.061**

3.961*

303.68**

13.64*

53.63

74.80**

Y × Irr

2

0.001

ns0.012

0.015

0.022

0.031

0.021

0.018

Error a

4

0.015

0.015

0.044

0.616

0.008

3.00

9.76

Bacteria (Bac)

5

2.13*

0.059**

7.00**

263.41**

35.82**

41.13

52.94*

Irr × Bac

10

0.036

0.069*

0.684

165.41**

18.94

9.41

15.71

Y × Bac

5

0.002

0.022

0.013

0.121

0.101

0.081

0.98

Y × Irr × Bac

10

0.013

0.011

0.010

0.220

0.099

0.090

0.115

Error

60

0.006

0.008

0.005

0.420

0.005

3.13

2.47

C.V.

 

7.31

4.83

4.86

5.20

4.45

3.95

6.64

  1. *Indicates p ≤ 0.05; ** indicates p ≤ 0.01; C.V. indicates coefficient variance; Rep indicates replication (n = 3); DF indicates degree of freedom; S.O.V indicates source of variance.
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