Table 2.
Efficacy of selected fluorescent Pseudomonas isolates against collar rot and yield of chickpea
Isolate no. | No. of plants | Plant vigour | Collar rot incidence | Bundle weight (kg) | Yield (gm) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% poor vigour | % high vigour | % wilted plants | ||||
Control | 256 | 92.820a ± 0.63 | 7.965e ± 0.155 | 35.015a ± 0.635 | 2.070 cd ± 0.25 | 598.000d ± 25 |
P66 | 289 | 17.425d ± 0.465 | 83.585b ± 0.545 | 16.130b ± 0.21 | 3.670ab ± 0.45 | 1361.500b ± 59.5 |
P141 | 303 | 5.130e ± 0.51 | 96.070a ± 0.69 | 11.105c ± 0.545 | 4.890a ± 0.43 | 1732.500a ± 10.5 |
P200 | 350 | 21.625c ± 0.485 | 79.535c ± 0.675 | 7.275d ± 0.705 | 3.785ab ± 0.425 | 1085.000c ± 36 |
P229 | 305 | 92.955a ± 0.165 | 7.820e ± 0.61 | 2.930e ± 0.31 | 2.735bc ± 0.355 | 574.500d ± 14.5 |
P260 | 367 | 77.620b ± 0.51 | 14.000d ± 0.65 | 2.645e ± 0.465 | 1.425d ± 0.225 | 277.000e ± 34 |
CV | 1.331 | 1.715 | 5.750 | 16.755 | 5.126 | |
Fcal | 7145.771** | 5242.546** | 570.035** | 11.890** | 262.364** | |
CD (0.01) | 5.529 | 3.062 | 2.668 | 1.923 | 178.267 | |
CD (0.05) | 1.669 | 2.021 | 1.761 | 1.269 | 117.675 |
Values after ± represent standard deviation
Superscript values indicate Duncan’s grouping means with the same letter are not significantly different
** Values are significant at 1 and 5% levels