Table 2 Influence of selected bacterial PGPRs on biometric parameters of wheat crop under controlled conditions. Upper case letters denote ranking based on Duncan’s multiple range test. Values followed by different letters in a column were significantly different (P < 0.05)
From: Identification of multi-trait PGPR isolates and evaluating their potential as inoculants for wheat
Wheat rhizosphere PGPR or treatment | Shoot weight (g pot−1) | Root wt (g pot−1) | Panicle wt (g pot−1) | Biomass (g pot−1) | Plant height (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AW1 | 1.06 F | 0.56 AB | 0.74 AB | 2.36 D | 24.66 BC |
AW2 | 1.00 FG | 0.36 BC | 0.17 E | 1.53 HI | 21.16 D |
AW3 | 0.55 H | 0.39 BC | 0.51 ABCD | 1.45 I | 19.70 EF |
AW4 | 0.85 G | 0.37 BC | 0.66 ABC | 1.88 GH | 21.16 D |
AW5 | 1.55 E | 0.48 ABC | 0.80 A | 2.83 CD | 24.73 AB |
AW6 | 1.57 E | 0.41 ABC | 0.25 DE | 2.23 CDE | 17.33 G |
AW7 | 2.12 C | 0.41 ABC | 0.75 AB | 3.28 AB | 22.60 BC |
AW8 | 2.54 A | 0.36 BC | 0.72 ABC | 3.62 A | 20.00 E |
AW9 | 1.41 E | 0.26 C | 0.43 CDE | 2.10 DE | 18.33 FG |
AW10 | 2.31 B | 0.34 C | 0.54 ABCD | 3.19 BC | 18.40 F |
Un-inoculated | 1.12 F | 0.28 C | 0.54 ABCD | 1.94 G | 17.50 G |
1/3 N dose | 1.77 D | 0.29 C | 0.46 BCD | 2.52 DE | 20.73 C |
2/3 N dose | 2.47 A | 0.41 ABC | 0.67 ABC | 3.55 AB | 21.50 BCD |
SEM | 0.054 | 0.012 | 0.025 | 0.176 | 0.085 |
CD@ 5% | 0.149 | 0.033 | 0.069 | 0.487 | 0.235 |