Table 7 Effect of organic manure amendments and LAB and on leaf macro mineral content of fennel plants (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) grown insaline calcareous soil.

From: Application of bio-organic amendments improves soil quality and yield of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) plants in saline calcareous soil

Treatment

N

P

K+

Na+

Ca2+

K+/Na+

(%)

(mg g DW–1)

C

2.2 ± 0.03h

1.42 ± 0.03g

13.97 ± 0.16f

36.30 ± 0.22a

9.87 ± 0.17g

0.38 ± 0.01f

FM

2.5 ± 0.04g

2.24 ± 0.04f

19.83 ± 0.36c

28.97 ± 0.25b

11.88 ± 0.21e

0.68 ± 0.01c

FM + Lp

3.4 ± 0.03e

3.00 ± 0.05d

18.47 ± 0.45d

26.85 ± 0.20e

13.90 ± 0.26c

0.69 ± 0.02c

FM + Ll

3.5 ± 0.04de

3.57 ± 0.03c

17.92 ± 0.25d

27.98 ± 0.23cd

12.63 ± 0.25de

0.64 ± 0.01cd

FM + Lp + Ll

4.8 ± 0.06a

5.09 ± 0.05a

24.52 ± 0.65a

23.65 ± 0.21g

16.45 + 0.32a

1.04 ± 0.02a

PM

3.6 ± 0.05d

2.60 ± 0.04e

20.03 ± 0.45c

29.03 ± 0.25b

10.74 ± 0.25f

0.69 ± 0.01c

PM + Lp

3.2 ± 0.05f

2.47 ± 0.04e

15.90 ± 0.25e

28.62 ± 0.25bc

13.41 ± 0.25cd

0.56 ± 0.01e

PM + Ll

3.8 ± 0.04c

3.11 ± 0.07d

17.38 ± 0.47d

27.87 ± 0.20d

12.69 ± 0.22d

0.62 ± 0.02d

PM + Lp + Ll

4.0 ± 0.05b

4.17 ± 0.05b

21.90 ± 0.29b

25.70 ± 0.18f

15.55 ± 0.23b

0.85 ± 0.03b

  1. All abbreviations for treatments can be found in Table 1.
  2. Mean values (± SE) with different letters within a column are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test.
  3. LAB, lactic acid bacteria; N, nitrogen; P, phosphorus; K, potassium; Na, sodium; Ca, calcium; DW, dry weight.
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