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. 2016 Oct 13;7:1600. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01600

Table 2.

Effect of PGPR treatment on various growth parameters of peanut under non-stress condition.

Shoot length (cm) Shoot fresh weight (g) Shoot dryweight (g) Root length (cm) Root fresh weight (g) Root dry weight(g) Total N (mg g1)
Non-ino 11.2 ± 0.3a 2.89 ± 0.07a 0.47 ± 0.026a 7.77 ± 0.37a 0.76 ± .023a 0.067 ± .003a 21 ± 1.8a
MBE01 15.27 ± 0.52c 3.44 ± 0.23b 0.57 ± 0.02b, c 8.78 ± 0.84ab 0.88 ± 0.06c 0.10 ± .003b, c 37.1 ± 2.34b
MBE02 16.65 ± 0.8c 3.72 ± 0.14b 0.68 ± 0.02c 10.23 ± 0.44b 1.14 ± 0.05b, cd 0.11 ± 0.005c 29.2 ± 0.94b
MBE03 19.05 ± 0.65d 4.34 ± 0.20c 0.59 ± 0.013b, c 10.6 ± 0.37b 1.07 ± 0.05 0.095 ± 0.005b, c 30.9 ± 0.64b
MBE04 12.8 ± 0.46ab 3.68 ± 0.18b 0.59 ± 0.017bc 10.1 ± .61b 0.93 ± 0.04a, b, c 0.10 ± 0.006b, c 27.4 ± 1.96b
MBE05 13.07 ± 0.47ab 3.76 ± 0.15b 0.57 ± 0.03b, c 10.07 ± 0.6b 0.98 ± 0.05b, c 0.091 ± 0.003b 29.9 ± 2.07b
Sp7 14.7 ± 0.4b, c 3.56 ± 0.18b 0.57 ± 0.02b 9.9 ± 0.29b 0.99 ± 0.05b, c 0.09 ± 0.003b, c 29.3 ± 1.4lb

Data are means ± SE and combined from 2 to 3 independent experiment (n = 10–20). Different letter indicates significant difference between data of the same column and calculated by one way ANOVA SNK test (P < 0.05). A. brasilense strain Sp7 served as positive control.