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Table 1 Shoot length (cm) of wheat grown in acidic soil (-a) and calcareous soil (-c) measured on days 10, 22 and 35 after sowing

From: The effect of Penicillium bilaii on wheat growth and phosphorus uptake as affected by soil pH, soil P and application of sewage sludge

Treatment

Shoot length in acidic soil (cm)

Treatment

Shoot length in calcareous soil (cm)

10 DAS

22 DAS

35 DAS

10 DAS

22 DAS

35 DAS

C-a

11.4 ± 0.6bc

24.5 ± 2.0c

33.4 ± 1.2c

C-c

8.9 ± 0.4bc

21.8 ± 1.2b

32.1 ± 0.4b

CPb-a

11.1 ± 0.5bc

22.5 ± 2.4c

28.1 ± 1.0d

CPb-c

11.2 ± 0.2a

25.3 ± 1.0a

32.5 ± 1.4b

SS-a

10.5 ± 1.0c

28.3 ± 1.0ab

36.0 ± 0.7abc

SS-c

9.2 ± 0.5ab

23.4 ± 1.4ab

32.7 ± 1.1ab

SSPb-a

14.6 ± 0.2a

31.6 ± 0.7a

37.7 ± 1.0a

SSPb-c

9.5 ± 0.4ab

24.7 ± 1.1ab

34.1 ± 0.5ab

TSP-a

12.5 ± 0.4 b

28.5 ± 0.7ab

36.9 ± 1.3ab

TSP-c

8.0 ± 0.3bc

24.1 ± 1.0ab

35.4 ± 0.6a

TSPPb-a

12.7 ± 0.4b

27.9 ± 0.7ab

34.4 ± 0.8bc

TSPPb-c

6.8 ± 1.5c

25.5 ± 0.9a

32.6 ± 1.2ab

  1. Unamended control soil C, control soil with P. bilaii CPb, soil amended with sewage sludge SS, sewage sludge and P. bilaii SSPb, triple superphosphate TSP and triple superphosphate and P. bilaii TSPPb. Values are the mean of four replicates ± standard error. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05)