Table 1.
Effect of Azospirillum and Azotobacter seed treatment on seedling parameters of Catharanthus roseus
Treatment | Germination (%) | Root length (cm) | Shoot length (cm) | Dry matter production (mg/seedling) | Vigour index |
Untreated control | 35.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 28.4 | 227.5 |
Azospirillum | 66.0 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 30.6 | 1108.8 |
Azotobacter |
70.0 |
12.6 |
8.4 |
32.4 |
1484.0 |
CD (P=0.05) | 3.6179 | 1.8090 | 1.5077 | 351.7499 | 4.6230 |
SD | 1.7999 | 0.9000 | 0.7501 | 175.0000 | 2.3000 |
CD: Critical difference; SD: Standard deviation