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Table 2 Mean values for the morpho-physiological parameters in cucumber grown in the Leonard jars system under different treatments with OAs produced by Enterobacter 15S

From: An insight into the role of the organic acids produced by Enterobacter sp. strain 15S in solubilizing tricalcium phosphate: in situ study on cucumber

Treatment

Parametersa

RDW

SDW

R/S ratio

Leaf area

SPAD

Control P + 

0.17 ± 0.02 ab

0.44 ± 0.03 a

0.39 ± 0.03 c

184.21 ± 6.79 a

38.27 ± 0.51 de

Control P-

0.15 ± 0.01 bc

0.22 ± 0.01 c

0.70 ± 0.07 ab

81.13 ± 3.81 c

50.97 ± 0.15 a

15S

0.20 ± 0.01 a

0.23 ± 0.01 c

0.86 ± 0.03 a

77.86 ± 1.15 c

42.30 ± 0.36 c

Ci

0.18 ± 0.01 ab

0.30 ± 0.01 b

0.60 ± 0.04 b

95.09 ± 1.53 b

43.60 ± 0.36 b

Fu

0.13 ± 0.01 c

0.17 ± 0.01 d

0.76 ± 0.09 ab

39.87 ± 1.90 e

37.30 ± 0.30 fg

Ke

0.16 ± 0.02 bc

0.21 ± 0.01 c

0.75 ± 0.11 ab

65.91 ± 3.02 d

36.63 ± 0.152 g

Ma

0.16 ± 0.01 bc

0.21 ± 0.01 c

0.78 ± 0.08 ab

58.99 ± 3.64 d

39.10 ± 0.40 d

Ox

0.18 ± 0.00 ab

0.30 ± 0.01 b

0.60 ± 0.02 b

99.75 ± 2.28 b

42.97 ± 0.15 bc

Mix

0.03 ± 0.00 d

0.08 ± 0.01 e

0.34 ± 0.02 c

7.56 ± 0.76 f

37.97 ± 0.21 ef

  1. Measurements have been carried out on three independent biological replicates (n = 3) and reported as means ± standard errors. Differences between means were determined using Tukey’s HSD test. Significant differences (P < 0.05) according to Tukey’s test are indicated by different lowercase letters within columns
  2. aRDW (g plant−1): root dry weight; SDW (g plant−1): shoot dry weight; R/S: root-to-shoot ratio; Leaf area (cm2); SPAD units: soil–plant analysis development