Table 1.

Plant growth parameters of 17 cotton cultivars (60 days old) with 7 different isolates of Bacillus

Strain/seed variety	Control	Strain-1	Strain-2	Strain-3	Strain-4	Strain-5	Strain-6	Strain-7
Mahyco	+	++	+	++	+	+	+	+++
Ajeet	+	+	+	−	++	+	+	++
Rashi	+	−	++	+	−	++	−	+++
Tulasi	+	++	+	+	+	−	+	++
Marvel	+	+	−	−	++	−	+	+++
Bunni	+	+	++	−	−	+	++	++
PCH-125	+	++	+	+	++	+	−	++
Nusun	+	++	−	+	+	++	++	+++
Kaveri	+	−	++	+	+	+	+	+++
Raj seeds	+	+	+	−	+	+	+	+++
Super seeds	±	+	+	+	+	+	++	+
Veda	+	+	−	++	+	+	+	++
Brahmaputra	±	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
S99Bt	±	+	+	+	+	+	−	++
Obama Bt	+	+	+	−	+	−	+	+++
Bunni seeds	+	−	++	++	−	++	+	++
Sunny (NCS-108)	+	+	+	++	+	++	+	+++

+++ plant growth above 40 cm, ++ plant growth below 30 cm, + plant growth below 20 cm, ± plant growth below 15 cm, − plant growth below 10 cm