Management of Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Application of Vitamins for Hydroponic Soybean Cultivation
Table 2
Transpiration (E), assimilation rate (A), water use efficiency (WUE), carboxylation efficiency (CIEI), and relative chlorophyll index (RCI) of soybean plants subjected to different inoculation management and application of vitamins.
Vitamin
E (mmol H2O m−2·s−1)
An (µmol CO2 m−2·s−1)
WUE (μmol CO2 mmol H2O−1)
CIEI (µmol CO2 m−2·s−1)
RCI (−)
Control
2.77 ± 0.32 b
11.75 ± 1.34 a
4.33 ± 0.18 a
0.040 ± 0.004 a
11.55 ± 3.69 a
Niacin (N)
3.37 ± 0.36 a
11.97 ± 1.05 a
3.72 ± 0.44 b
0.040 ± 0.008 a
12.07 ± 2.66 a
Thiamin (T)
2.91 ± 0.37 b
12.20 ± 1.53 a
4.16 ± 0.28 a
0.038 ± 0.005 a
13.10 ± 3.80 a
T + N
2.77 ± 0.25 b
11.76 ± 1.81 a
4.40 ± 0.38 a
0.037 ± 0.006 a
13.86 ± 2.57 a
Inoculation
With
3.23 ± 0.29 a
12.95 ± 0.96 a
4.24 ± 0.30 a
0.042 ± 0.005 a
15.02 ± 2.60 a
Without
2.68 ± 0.29 b
10.89 ± 0.99 b
4.06 ± 0.50 a
0.035 ± 0.004 b
10.27 ± 1.68 b
Lowercase letters in the column for each variable do not differ (Tukey’s and LSD) at 5% probability (n = 5).