Table 3.
In vitro (a) and in vivo (b) seed germination of cultivated rocket, lamb lettuce, lettuce and tomato untreated and treated with Streptomyces anulatus CMJ58I, S. albidoflavus VT111I and S. cyaneus ZEA17I
| Days of incubation | Seed treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untreated control | S. anulatus CMJ58I | S. albidoflavus VT111I | S. cyaneus ZEA17I | ||
| a) In vitro germination (%) | |||||
| Cultivated rocket | 6 | 84.3 ± 4.63a nsb | 80.0 ± 2.00 ns | 85.0 ± 1.73 ns | 74.3 ± 7.22 ns |
| Lamb lettuce | 10 | 88.7 ± 2.96 ns | 90.7 ± 1.76 ns | 87.0 ± 3.61 ns | 85.0 ± 3.06 ns |
| Lettuce | 7 | 79.7 ± 2.85 ns | 78.3 ± 2.40 ns | 81.7 ± 1.86 ns | 84.3 ± 1.86 ns |
| Tomato | 8 | 95.0 ± 1.53 ns | 96.0 ± 1.15 ns | 96.3 ± 2.19 ns | 96.7 ± 1.33 ns |
| b) In vivo germination (%) | |||||
| Cultivated rocket | 10 | 65.7 ± 8.09 ns | 80.0 ± 1.15 ns | 78.3 ± 2.19 ns | 58.7 ± 5.36 ns |
| Lamb lettuce | 14 | 64.0 ± 0.58 a | 58.7 ± 4.06 a | 33.0 ± 6.43 b | 44.0 ± 4.04 ab |
| Lettuce | 10 | 76.0 ± 1.00 ns | 71.0 ± 1.15 ns | 71.0 ± 3.06 ns | 70.7 ± 4.37 ns |
| Tomato | 10 | 96.0 ± 1.00 a | 97.7 ± 0.33 a | 92.0 ± 2.52 ab | 88.3 ± 1.33 b |
a mean value followed by standard error
b Tukey post-hoc test; mean values in a row with the same letters are not significantly different (P = 0.05); ns not significant