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Table 4 Total nutrient uptake in shoots and roots of wheat grown in acidic soil (-a) and calcareous (-c) control soils (C), soil and P. bilaii (Pb), soil amended with sewage sludge (SS), sewage sludge and P. bilaii (SSPb), triple superphosphate (TSP) and triple superphosphate and P. bilaii (TSPPb)

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

 

K

Ca

Mg

S

B

Cu

Fe

Mn

Zn

Al

(mg plant−1)

(µg plant−1)

Shoot

 C-a

9.2 ± 0.7b

5.9 ± 0.8b

0.61 ± 0.07b

0.8 ± 0.1b

4.10 ± 0.7b

1.77 ± 0.16b

31 ± 5.6c

239 ± 33bc

14 ± 0.8b

23 ± 7.3c

 CPb-a

6.1 ± 0.5b

4.7 ± 0.7b

0.45 ± 0.04b

0.6 ± 0.0b

2.90 ± 0.3b

1.15 ± 0.1b

24 ± 4c

183 ± 28c

9.4 ± 0.7b

21 ± 5.9c

 SS-a

24 ± 2.2a

8.7 ± 1.0a

1.02 ± 0.10a

2.0 ± 0.2a

9.08 ± 2.3a

5.12 ± 1.1a

96 ± 13a

289 ± 29ab

34 ± 4.3a

78 ± 5.7a

 SSPb-a

27 ± 2.3a

11 ± 0.4a

1.19 ± 0.02a

2.3 ± 0.1a

10.6 ± 2.2a

5.38 ± 1a

75 ± 15b

359 ± 8a

38 ± 5.2a

44 ± 15b

 TSP-a

25 ± 0.6a

9.5 ± 0.4a

1.10 ± 0.04a

2.1 ± 0.0a

9.32 ± 1.1a

4.78 ± 0.2a

62 ± 5.1b

343 ± 17a

30 ± 0.6a

34 ± 13bc

 TSPPb-a

26 ± 0.5a

9.5 ± 0.7a

1.12 ± 0.07a

2.2 ± 0.1a

10.7 ± 0.5a

5.02 ± 0.3a

62 ± 4.5b

343 ± 21a

34 ± 1.1a

34 ± 9.4bc

 C-c

18 ± 0.4b

5.4 ± 0.2a

1.05 ± 0.02b

1.4 ± 0.1b

4.26 ± 0.3b

4.25 ± 0.1b

38 ± 4.2b

20 ± 1.1b

32 ± 1b

24 ± 6.9b

 CPb-c

22 ± 1.5ab

6.7 ± 0.3a

1.29 ± 0.07a

1.8 ± 0.1a

5.21 ± 0.4ab

5.07 ± 0.2ab

42 ± 3.1b

26 ± 2.1a

39 ± 3.8ab

21 ± 1.9b

 SS-c

21 ± 1.3ab

6.7 ± 0.3a

1.26 ± 0.04a

1.7 ± 0.1ab

4.51 ± 0.4ab

5.06 ± 0.3ab

54 ± 4a

23 ± 1.3ab

39 ± 2.3a

42 ± 8.9a

 SSPb-c

21 ± 1.8ab

6.7 ± 0.7a

1.33 ± 0.11a

1.8 ± 0.2a

5.40 ± 0.6a

5.25 ± 0.5a

44 ± 3.1b

25 ± 2.5ab

41 ± 3.2a

21 ± 2.2b

 TSP-c

21 ± 1.1ab

5.5 ± 0.2a

1.24 ± 0.06ab

1.6 ± 0.1ab

4.43 ± 0.3ab

4.88 ± 0.2ab

45 ± 1.2ab

23 ± 1.2ab

44 ± 2a

28 ± 3a

 TSPPb-c

24 ± 0.6a

6.5 ± 0.7a

1.42 ± 0.08a

1.9 ± 0.1a

5.30 ± 0.1ab

5.57 ± 0.3a

44 ± 2b

21 ± 1.3ab

43 ± 1.7a

22 ± 3.1b

Root

 C-a

0.11 ± 0.01a

0.16 ± 0.01b

0.09 ± 0.00bc

0.10 ± 0.01b

0.39 ± 0.01a

4.86 ± 0.5a

342 ± 20ab

35 ± 4.2b

5.7 ± 0.7bc

409 ± 25ab

 CPb-a

0.05 ± 0.01b

0.07 ± 0.01b

0.04 ± 0.01c

0.04 ± 0.00c

0.15 ± 0.04b

0.52 ± .04c

166 ± 39b

15 ± 1.2b

2.5 ± 0.5c

197 ± 47b

 SS-a

0.10 ± 0.03ab

0.32 ± 0.08a

0.11 ± 0.03ab

0.17 ± 0.03a

0.49 ± 0.12a

5.68 ± 1.1a

378 ± 93a

109 ± 31a

10.3 ± 5.3a

434 ± 104a

 SSPb-a

0.10 ± 0.01ab

0.41 ± 0.05a

0.13 ± 0.02ab

0.21 ± 0.02a

0.51 ± 0.08a

2.78 ± 0.5b

384 ± 158a

143 ± 22a

10.8 ± 1.3a

436 ± 66a

 TSP-a

0.11 ± 0.03a

0.32 ± 0.05a

0.13 ± 0.02ab

0.19 ± 0.02a

0.53 ± 0.13a

1.92 ± 0.2bc

391 ± 92a

109 ± 19a

7.4 ± 1.1ab

474 ± 116a

 TSPPb-a

0.13 ± 0.01a

0.37 ± 0.02a

0.15 ± 0.01a

0.22 ± 0.00a

055 ± 0.05a

2.68 ± 0.3b

429 ± 53a

129 ± 18a

9.5 ± 0.3ab

512 ± 65a

 C-c

0.05 ± 0.01bc

0.31 ± 0.03bc

0.05 ± 0.00a

0.10 ± 0.01abc

0.29 ± 0.02b

1.16 ± 0.1ab

84 ± 11b

3.46 ± 0.34b

4.9 ± 1.04a

121 ± 16b

 CPb-c

0.08 ± 0.01a

0.48 ± 0.09a

0.08 ± 0.01a

0.12 ± 0.02a

0.50 ± 0.08a

1.46 ± 0.3a

145 ± 24a

5.37 ± 1.02a

4.1 ± 0.97ab

214 ± 35a

 SS-c

0.04 ± 0.00bc

0.30 ± 0.04bc

0.05 ± 0.01a

0.09 ± 0.01bc

0.26 ± 0.03b

1.04 ± 0.1ab

72 ± 5b

2,99 ± 0.32b

2.7 ± 0.37bc

105 ± 7.2b

 SSPb-c

0.05 ± 0.01ab

0.35 ± 0.06abc

0.06 ± 0.01a

0.11 ± 0.01ab

0.31 ± 0.03b

0.92 ± 0.1b

87 ± 14b

3.6 ± 0.48b

2.2 ± 0.36bc

125 ± 19b

 TSP-c

0.03 ± 0.00c

0.23 ± 0.04c

0.04 ± 0.00a

0.07 ± 0.01c

0.19 ± 0.02b

0.67 ± 0.1ab

58 ± 4.5b

2.38 ± 0.15b

2.0 ± 0.39c

85 ± 6.0b

 TSPPb-c

0.05 ± 0.01bc

0.40 ± 0.06ab

0.06 ± 0.01a

0.11 ± 0.01ab

0.32 ± 0.06b

1.17 ± 0.2b

87 ± 21b

3.51 ± 0.62b

3.0 ± 0.4abc

123 ± 29b

  1. Values are mean of four replicates ± standard errors. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05)