. 2017 Apr 11;7(1):27. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0602-3

Table 3.

Plant growth promoting response of rice, wheat and bottle gourd seedlings following seed bacterization with fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates

S. no.	Treatment	Rice		Wheat		Bottlegourd
S. no.	Treatment	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)
1	Control	9.325^efg ± 1.135	20.3^hijk ± 1.498	30.2^bcdefg ± 0.742	31.73^jk ± 0.4107	43.9^efg ± 12.27	17.6^efgh ± 1.254
2	P5	12.2^abcdef ± 1.301	20.775^ghijk ± 0.771	28.42^defgh ± 1.369	33.04^ij ± 0.6838	45.7^defg ± 6.74	14.33^fgh ± 0.794
3	P6	10.25^cdefg ± 0.487	21.65^fghij ± 1.713	27.68^efgh ± 1.685	30.77^k ± 1.0157	42.83^efgh ± 0.82	16.4^efgh ± 0.589
4	P11	8.5^fg ± 0.951	21.225^fghijk ± 0.684	31.86^bcdef ± 1.999	33.78^hi ± 0.6555	44.5^efg ± 6.01	11.1^fgh ± 0.733
5	P67	14.5^ab ± 2.480	23.225^abcdefg ± 0.390	27.24^fgh ± 1.259	36.04^efg ± 0.5142	54^cdefg ± 8.01	12.75^fgh ± 0.777
6	P72	10^defg ± 0.970	19.25^jk ± 0.811	27.56^fgh ± 1.755	36.35^defg ± 0.9332	83.3^b ± 1.15	15^fgh ± 1.780
7	P76	8.525^fg ± 0.581	21.85^efghi ± 0.835	30.66^bcdefg ± 0.897	36.75^cdef ± 0.8353	70.3^bc ± 2.77	36.73^bcd ± 5.981
8	P85	12.175^abcdef ± 1.035	24.45^abcd ± 0.362	27.19^gh ± 1.119	37.25^bcde ± 0.8825	41.83^fgh ± 12.44	40.68^bc ± 7.366
9	P99	9.2^efg ± 0.426	23.6^abcdef ± 0.942	27.69^efgh ± 1.102	38.84^ab ± 0.4621	70.8^bc ± 2.64	56.73^a ± 5.496
10	P124	10.3^cdefg ± 2.358	22.775^abcdefgh ± 0.536	36.52^a ± 2.766	38.18^abcd ± 1.1289	87.7^b ± 7.23	58.93^a ± 9.433
11	P129	10.825^bcdefg ± 0.409	20.135^ijk ± 0.613	28.12^efgh ± 1.907	38.55^abc ± 0.5677	69.88^bc ± 9.66	24.53^def ± 4.514
12	P126	9.775^efg ± 0.559	22.35^bcdefghi ± 0.598	30.07^bcdefg ± 1.316	36.89^bcdef ± 0.8538	64.95^bcdef ± 8.54	50.65^ab ± 12.99
13	P141	7.15^g ± 0.891	22.15^cdefghi ± 0.366	26.56^gh ± 1.240	39.78^a ± 0.9069	67.83^bcd ± 11.11	11.4^fgh ± 1.023
14	P143	7.625^g ± 1.004	19.025^k ± 1.424	31.14^bcdefg ± 1.775	35.9^efg ± 0.2994	59.18^cdefg ± 4.64	37.4^bcd ± 3.447
15	P151	13.625^abcd ± 2.755	24.725^ab ± 0.201	30.86^bcdefg ± 1.150	35.58^efgh ± 0.6486	75.63^bc ± 6.82	20.85^efg ± 0.296
16	P161	12.5^abcde ± 0.631	23.325^abcdefg ± 0.239	32.28^abcde ± 1.513	35.83^efg ± 0.4839	42.4^efgh ± 9.24	12.58^fgh ± 0.862
17	P167	9.8^defg ± 0.715	23.15^abcdefg ± 0.744	24.38^h ± 1.906	34.45^ghi ± 0.4381	73.5^bc ± 16.98	63.75^a ± 5.883
18	P176	10^defg ± 1.772	24.95^a ± 0.833	34.51^ab ± 1.602	38.27^abcd ± 0.6350	65.6^bcde ± 10.00	37.5^bcd ± 11.76
19	P179	7.8^g ± 0.356	22^defghi ± 0.082	28.61^defgh ± 1.749	36.09^efg ± 0.3703	20.33^h ± 1.13	3.95^h ± 0.466
20	P201	8.625^fg ± 2.138	21.4^fghijk ± 1.485	29.44^cdefg ± 1.610	38.59^abc ± 0.9865	52.88^cdefg ± 7.83	15.4^fgh ± 1.362
21	P205	7.55^g ± 0.144	22.325^bcdefghi ± 0.725	29.75^cdefg ± 1.447	36.81^cdef ± 0.3945	42.7^efgh ± 5.66	14.175^fgh ± 0.312
22	P216	8.7^efg ± 1.079	24.675^abc ± 1.071	27.41^fgh ± 1.529	35.16^fgh ± 0.2973	60^cdefg ± 9.37	11.55^fgh ± 0.689
23	P233	13.9^abc ± 2.200	24.325^abcde ± 0.531	32.82^abcd ± 1.641	35.86^efg ± 0.3638	41.58^gh ± 4.30	30.98^cde ± 12.056
24	P247	16^a ± 1.567	22.3^bcdefghi ± 1.219	33.79^abc ± 3.066	37.28^bcde ± 0.4847	44.5^efg ± 11.85	7.14^gh ± 0.865
25	P248	10^defg ± 0.799	20.825 ^ghijk ± 1.314	29.48^cdefg ± 1.389	38.12^abcd ± 0.5951	112.73^a ± 4.10	36.7^bcd ± 3.604
	Max.	16^a ± 1.567	24.95^a ± 0.833	36.52^a ± 2.766	39.78^a ± 0.9069	112.73^a ± 4.10	63.75^a ± 5.883
	Min.	7.15^g ± 0.891	19.025^k ± 1.424	24.38^h ± 1.906	30.77^k ± 1.0157	20.33^h ± 1.13	3.95^h ± 0.466
	CD 0.01	5.077	3.390	6.165	2.636	30.907	20.522
	CD 0.05	3.825	2.568	4.652	1.987	23.295	15.464
	C V	26.234	8.167	12.461	4.372	27.961	41.673
	F.cal**	2.987	3.412	2.814	9.65	5.559	10.136

Values are average of three replications; values after ± represents standard deviation; CV, coefficient of variance; CD, critical difference; ** Values are significant at 1 and 5% levels; As per Duncan’s grouping means with the same letter are not significantly different