Table 2.
Greenhouse study on the effect of diazotrophs on maize growth.
| N-fertilizer (%) | Isolates | Chlorophyll (CCI) | Dry weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Control | 3.58 [0.55] a | 1.67 [0.22] a |
| Pseudomonas sp. (StB5) | 3.75 [0.57] a | 7.38 [0.85] defg | |
| Bacillus ambifaria (V9) | 4.29 [0.63] a | 6.31 [0.81] cdef | |
| Pantoea ananatis (LB5) | 4.32 [0.64] a | 4.97 [0.69] bcd | |
| Bacillus megaterium (V16) | 4.48 [0.65] a | 5.75 [0.76] bcde | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A3) | 4.52 [0.65] a | 4.40 [0.64] bc | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A6) | 4.59 [0.66] a | 3.77 [0.57] b | |
| Enterobacter cloacae (L1) | 4.68 [0.66] a | 4.84 [0.68] bcd | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A61) | 4.84 [0.68] a | 4.60 [0.66] bcd | |
| 33 | Control | 8.76 [0.94] c | 10.93 [1.03] ghi |
| Pseudomonas sp. (StB5) | 10.12 [1.00] c | 9.66 [0.98] fgh | |
| B. ambifaria (V9) | 8.78 [0.94] c | 8.68 [0.93] efgh | |
| P. ananatis (LB5) | 8.62 [0.93] c | 9.68 [0.97] fgh | |
| B. megaterium (V16) | 10.36 [1.02] c | 16.00 [1.19] i | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A3) | 7.88 [0.90] c | 11.02 [1.02] ghi | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A6) | 6.50 [0.80] b | 13.55 [1.12] hi | |
| E. cloacae (L1) | 8.73 [0.93] c | 9.93 [0.99] fgh | |
| Pseudomonas sp. (A61) | 8.21 [0.91] c | 11.66 [1.06] hi | |
| P = 0.02 [0.025] | P = 0.004 [0 < 001] | ||
| CV% = 15.80 [8.7] | CV% = 28.5 [12] | ||
Means with the same letter in the same column are not significantly different at P < 0.05, values in parenthesis are transformed data using log base 10.