Indicator

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

A6

LSD0.05

Nodule weight, g m-2

7.2 ± 0.8

5.0 ± 0.6

11.5 ± 0.8

9.5 ± 0.7

13.8 ± 0.6

16.5 ± 0.6

1.0

Nitrogen-fixation coefficient, %

38 ± 4

28 ± 4

50 ± 4

45 ± 4

58 ± 3

64 ± 3

5

Ammonifying bacteria, million CFU g⁻¹

6.2 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.4

8.5 ± 0.5

6.5 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 0.4

9.2 ± 0.4

0.7

Oligonitrophilic bacteria, million CFU g-1

4.0 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.3

5.8 ± 0.4

4.2 ± 0.3

5.5 ± 0.3

6.2 ± 0.3

0.5

Micromycetes, thousand CFU g-1

50 ± 5

68 ± 6

34 ± 4

48 ± 5

38 ± 4

32 ± 3

6

KAA/Czapek ratio (×103)

185

95

365

200

315

410

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