Treatments

Total N

AB-DTPA Extractable

P

Zn

Cu

Fe

Mn

(mg·pot−1)

Control (No fertilizers)

104.1 e*

1.4 f*

0.053 g*

0.072 f*

0.32 g*

0.63g*

N, P and K as basal dose

228.6 a

4.9 a

0.077 f

0.18e

1.56 f

1.64 f

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at recommended levels

191.0 b

2.9 cd

0.134 bc

0.19 d

1.97 e

2.58 cd

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at double of recommended levels

186.9 bc

3.1 c

0.149 b

0.28 b

2.56 b

3.48 b

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at triple of recommended levels

209.4 ab

4.1 b

0.241 a

0.31 a

2.91 a

3.98 a

AMF inoculation

164.6 cd

2.9 d

0.084 ef

0.14 e

1.82 e

1.85 ef

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at recommended levels + Mycorrhiza

147.8 d

1.8 e

0.118 cd

0.26 b

2.19 d

2.48 d

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at double of recommended levels + Mycorrhiza

150.5 d

2.6 cd

0.104 de

0.23 c

2.34 cd

2.82 c

Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn at triple of recommended levels + Mycorrhiza

165.8 cd

2.9 d

0.133 bc

0.27 b

2.50 bc

2.05 e

LSD (P ≤ 0.05)

23.725

0.3845

8.051E-03

0.0491

0.0997

0.1018