Table 4 Effect of microbial inoculation on pigment, protein and soluble sugar content of chickpea (var. Pusa 362) grown under water stress.

21.85 ± 0.07^a

13.02 ± 0.31^a

2.73 ± 0.04^a

3.34 ± 0.05^a

84.07 ± 0.29^c,d

233.3 ± 7.63^g

16.99 ± 0.07^f

8.07 ± 0.14^e

1.92 ± 0.01^f

2.94 ± 0.03^d

88.89 ± 0.25^b

282.4 ± 7.64^e,f

13.63 ± 0.16^h

7.53 ± 0.08^f,g

1.74 ± 0.01ⁱ

3.08 ± 0.04^c

92.05 ± 0.38^a

371.8 ± 7.64^b

17.59 ± 0.08^e

9.74 ± 0.20^c

1.98 ± 0.01^e

2.96 ± 0.02^d

84.58 ± 0.25^c

273.7 ± 5.77^e,f

18.31 ± 0.04^d

8.6 ± 0.04^d

1.81 ± 0.02^h

3.04 ± 0.02^c,d

80.13 ± 0.76^e

293.9 ± 7.63^d,e

15.2 ± 0.15^g

7.28 ± 0.15^g

1.86 ± 0.01^g

3.28 ± 0.04^a

85.01 ± 0.25^c

293.9 ± 12.58^d,e

20.48 ± 0.44^c

9.57 ± 014^c

2.07 ± 0.01^d

3.05 ± 0.01^c,d

80.99 ± 0.38^e

233.3 ± 2.9^g

21.18 ± 0.17^b

11.3 ± 0.16^b

2.21 ± 0.01^b

3.34 ± 0.04^a

92.77 ± 0.50^a

262.2 ± 4.99^f

10.7 ± 0.57ⁱ

7.66 ± 0.11^e,f

1.93 ± 0.01^f

3.17 ± 0.03^b

78.69 ± 0.38^f

354.5 ± 5.77^b,c

15.1 ± 0.08^g

7.15 ± 0.12^g

1.768 ± 0.03ⁱ

2.97 ± 0.01^d

83.00 ± 0.62^d

343.0 ± 2.88^c

21.3 ± 0.19^b

9.3 ± 0.08^c

2.12 ± 0.01^c

2.74 ± 0.01^d

72.94 ± 0.25^g

305.5 ± 4.99^d

8.76 ± 0.06^j

4.24 ± 0.02^h

1.27 ± 0.01^j

2.21 ± 0.03^e

44.35 ± 0.52^h

458.4 ± 10.40^a