Table 4 Inoculant treatments and application dosages.

From: Fungal endophytes influence soil organic carbon and nitrogen fractions promoting carbon sequestration and improving grain yield in soybean

Treatment

Dosages

Description

Control

 

Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Thozetella sp.

Low

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Thozetella sp.

Medium

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Thozetella sp.

High

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Leptodontidium sp.

Low

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Leptodontidium sp.

Medium

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

Leptodontidium sp.

High

Powder seed coat + MCL sticker + Rhizobium + Rhizobium Sticker

  1. Low, medium and high dosages of inoculants were applied at the rates of 0.21 g, 0.42 g and 0.84 g kg−1 seed, respectively. Rhizobium was applied at a rate of 5 g kg−1 seed. Methyl Cellulose (MCL sticker) was applied uniformly across all treatments at 6.25 mL kg−1 seed.