Table 6 One-way ANOVA of some soluble metabolites of Ocimum basilicum under Drought and mycorrhiza

Soluble carbohydrate (mgg⁻¹ DWt)

Seedling

12.75 ± 0.22^c (14.36 ± 0.19^c)*

5.20 ± 0.09^b (7.85 ± 0.18^b)*

3.64 ± 0.15^a (4.90 ± 0.44^a)*

Vegetative

14.04 ± 0.46^c (16.13 ± 0.16^c)*

10.80 ± 0.31^b (12.45 ± 0.22^b)*

9.78 ± 0.14^a (10.63 ± 0.13^a)*

Flowering

13.73 ± 0.13^c (14.68 ± 0.22^c)*

9.34 ± 0.28^b (10.32 ± 0.03^b)*

7.57 ± 0.10^a (8.48 ± 0.26^a)*

Fruiting

12.25 ± 0.31^c (14.26 ± 0.23^c)*

8.88 ± 0.27^b (9.42 ± 0.04^b)*

6.46 ± 0.27^a (7.79 ± 0.31^a)*

Amino acids (mgg⁻¹ DWt)

Seedling

250.27 ± 4.78^a (271.87 ± 10.01^a)*

451.20 ± 3.49^b (311.47 ± 2.31^b)*

535.73 ± 3.24^c (512.80 ± 9.23^c)ns

Vegetative

671.20 ± 4.33^a (691.47 ± 3.53^a)*

726.40 ± 3.67^b (697.33 ± 4.13^b)*

760.93 ± 4.42^c (736.40 ± 7.47^c)*(

Flowering

359.60 ± 6.38^a (478.80 ± 4.21^a)*

613.90 ± 3.32^b (527.83 ± 5.09^b)*

742.80 ± 5.56^c (687.87 ± 2.67^c)*

Fruiting

109.47 ± 8.75^a (114.13 ± 4.73^a)ns

148.53 ± 4.56^b (135.73 ± 2.70^b)ns

206.53 ± 5.43^c 154.93 ± 13.09^b)*

Glycine betaine (mgg⁻¹ DWt)

Seedling

1.36 ± 0.05^a (1.46 ± 0.08^a)ns

1.82 ± 0.03 (1.58 ± 0.01)*

2.77 ± 0.06 (2.29 ± 0.08)*

Vegetative

2.23 ± 0.10^a (2.77 ± 0.08^a)*

4.07 ± 0.05^b (2.53 ± 0.00^b)*

6.53 ± 0.33^c (4.88 ± 0.17^c)*

Flowering

2.07 ± 0.04^a (2.64 ± 0.13^a)*

3.56 ± 0.19^b (2.36 ± .06^b)*

6.18 ± 0.34^c (4.64 ± 0.17^c)*

Fruiting

1.03 ± 0.00^a (1.84 ± 0.07^a)ns

1.63 ± 0.02^b (1.37 ± 0.07^b)*

2.09 ± 0.04^c (1.81 ± 0.03^c)*

Proline (mgg⁻¹ DWt)

Seedling

3.67 ± 0.12^a (3.44 ± 0.09^a)*

4.74 ± 0.28^b (2.88 ± 0.05^b)*

5.39 ± 0.09^c (7.42 ± 0.30^c)*

Vegetative

7.02 ± 0.59^a (7.11 ± 0.37^b)*

12.30 ± 0.24^b (10.91 ± 0.45^b)*

23.03 ± 1.46^c (16.41 ± 0.05^c)*

Flowering

4.37 ± 0.12^a (4.67 ± 0.17^a)*

10.95 ± 0.82^b (3.70 ± 0.18^a)*

14.32 ± 0.67^c (9.53 ± 0.12^c)*

Fruiting

1.39 ± 0.21^a (1.49 ± 0.14^a)*

7.05 ± 0.46^b (2.51 ± 0.29^b)*

12.88 ± 1.43^c (2.84 ± 0.55^c)*

Total soluble nitrogen (mgg⁻¹ DWt)

Seedling

1.32 ± 0.09^a (2.37 ± 0.15^a)ns

2.63 ± 0.04^b (2.90 ± 0.01^ab)*

3.41 ± 0.03^b (3.50 ± 0.03^c)*

Vegetative

2.84 ± 0.03^a (3.98 ± 0.03^b)*

3.46 ± 0.10^b (4.37 ± 0.06^b)*

5.01 ± 0.15^c (8.13 ± 0.15^c)*

Flowering

2.16 ± 0.7^a (3.06 ± 0.01^a)*

3.44 ± 0.24^b (3.78 ± 0.04^b)*

4.53 ± 0.24^c (5.40 ± 0.09^c)*

Fruiting

0.85 ± 0.04^a (1.61 ± 0.20^a)*

2.25 ± 0.01^b (2.45 ± 0.03^b)*

2.16 ± 0.07^c (2.86 ± 0.08^a)*