Table 2.
Effect of bacterial inoculation on growth attributes of black gram and garden pea. (RJ12 - Ochrobactrum pseudogrignonense, RJ15 - Pseudomonas sp, RJ46 - Bacillus subtilis).
| Treatments | Germination (%) | Root length (cm) | Shoot length (cm) | Vigor index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black gram | Garden pea | Black gram | Garden pea | Black gram | Garden pea | Black gram | Garden pea | |
| Un-inoculated seeds | 87 ± 1b | 83 ± 4.7c | 4.1 ± 0.76a | 3 ± 0.34e | 11 ± 1.3b | 13 ± 1.1b | 1325 f | 1328 f |
| RJ12 inoculated seeds | 98 ± 2.3a | 97 ± 4.7a | 7.5 ± 1b | 6 ± 0.82d | 17.1 ± 2.1a | 15.7 ± 1.5a | 2410b | 2104c |
| RJ15 inoculated seeds | 97 ± 4.7a | 90 ± 8b | 5.2 ± 0.87a | 5.8 ± 0.9d | 16.7 ± 1.7a | 16 ± 1.7a | 2215d | 1962e |
| RJ46 inoculated seeds | 90 ± 1.7b | 93 ± 4.7b | 6 ± 0.45b | 7 ± 0.23c | 16 ± 1.8a | 16.2 ± 1.6a | 1980e | 2157c |
| RJ12 + RJ15 inoculated seeds | 96 ± 1.6a | 94 ± 5b | 8.3 ± 1.2b | 7 ± 0.64c | 15.8 ± 2.01a | 15 ± 1.0a | 2313c | 2068d |
| RJ12 + RJ46 inoculated seeds | 98 ± 2.5a | 97 ± 3a | 9.1 ± 1b | 8.5 ± 1b | 16.2 ± 1.3a | 16.4 ± 2.0a | 2479b | 2415b |
| RJ15 + RJ46 inoculated seeds | 94 ± 1.9b | 96 ± 4.3a | 8 ± 1.5b | 7.3 ± 0.56c | 15 ± 2.0a | 15.7 ± 1.45a | 2162d | 2208c |
| Consortium treated seeds | 100 ± 0a | 100 ± 0a | 14 ± 1a | 12 ± 1a | 17 ± 1.5a | 16.7 ± 1.0a | 3100a | 2870a |
Means within a column sharing same lowercase letter are not significantly different according to Student’s t-test at p = 0.05; figures are means ± standard deviation (n = 5).