Table 2 Accumulation of micro and macro nutrients by maize plants.

From: Bacillus pumilus induced tolerance of Maize (Zea mays L.) against Cadmium (Cd) stress

Nutrients

Nutrient concentration

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

Cu (mg/g)

4.33 ± 0.0.35C

6.84 ± 0.171B

4.33 ± 0.37C

2.66 ± 0.151D

1.98 ± 0.13BD

2.66 ± 0.29CD

2.37 ± 0.28D

2.04 ± 0.26D

Mn (mg/g)

3.28 ± 0.016C

6.40 ± 0.26B

10.47 ± 0.22A

3.33 ± 0.07C

1.78 ± 0.07BD

1.62 ± 0.18D

1.16 ± 0.04D

1.62 ± 0.21D

Na (g/Kg)

1.57 ± 0.03D

5.13 ± 0.18B

6.11 ± 1.21A

2.56 ± 0.19C

2.27 ± 0.17C

0.90 ± 0.04E

0.896 ± 3.03E

0.49 ± 0.5E

K ( mg/g)

2.62 ± 0.14A

2.72 ± 0.15A

1.44 ± 0.03B

1.03 ± 0.01BC

0.38 ± 0.01D

0.41 ± 0.02D

0.83 ± 0.22CD

0.29 ± 0.02 D

Fe (mg/g)

2.89 ± 0.24A

1.65 ± 0.15BC

1.41 ± 0.15BCD

0.70 ± 0.14BCD

1.15 ± 2.26BCD

2.04 ± 8.23AB

0.54 ± 1.19D

1.29 ± 0.20BCD

Ca (g/Kg)

1.68 ± 0.12D

4.53 ± 0.14B

6.81 ± 0.13A

5.26 ± 0.020B

2.49 ± 0.13C

2.36 ± 0.19DCD

2.47 ± 0.20C

O6.07 ± 0.14E

Mg (g/Kg)

1.18 ± 0.01AB

1.36 ± 0.142A

0.75 ± 0.13BCD

1.11. ± 0.020ABC

O.62 ± 0.019CD

1.066 ± 0.020ABCD

0,56 ± 0.0135D

0.66 ± 0.54CD

  1. All treatments sharing common letter are similar otherwise differ significantly at p < 0.05. T1 = control, T2 = inoculated seed, T3 = 0.25 mg CdSO4 100 mL −1 + uninoculated seed, T4 = 0.50 mg CdSO4 100 mL −1 + uninoculated seed, T5 = 0.75 mg CdSO4 100 mL−1 + uninoculated seed, T6 = 0.25 mg CdSO4 100 mL−1, + Inoculated seed, T7 = 0. CdSO4 100 mL−1 + Inoculated seed, T8 = 0.75 mg CdSO4 100 mL−1 + Inoculated seed.
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