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Table 6 Dry weight and contents of N and P in plants of Z. mays, grown in an EM with applications of LRC and CSB inoculum

From: Effect of low-rank coal inoculated with coal solubilizing bacteria on edaphic materials used in post-coal-mining land reclamation: a greenhouse trial

Treatment

Dry weight (g)/plant

% foliar N

% foliar P

Total N (mg)/plant

Total P (mg)/plant

EM + P

3.53 ± 1.6 a

1.6 ± 0.3 b

0.14 ± 0.02 b

56.5

5.1

EM + P + CSB

2.71 ± 1.2 a

1.5 ± 0.1 b

0.14 ± 0.01 b

40.6

3.8

EM + P + LRC 1 %

6.79 ± 1.2 b

1.2 ± 0.1 a

0.12 ± 0.01 a

81.5

8.2

EM + P + CSB + LRC 1 %

5.15 ± 0.6 ab

1.2 ± 0.1 a

0.12 ± 0.006 a

61.8

6.0

  1. Treatments with different letters show significant difference (LSD, α = 0.05)
  2. n = 3, ±SD = standard deviation