. 2018 Jul 24;6:e5346. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5346

Table 2. Root and shoot biomass (%) of four cultivars of sorghum (SRN-39, SQR, BRS330 and BRS509) inoculated with five bacterial isolates.

Cultivars	Bacterial isolate	Root biomass (%)	Shoot biomass (%)
SRN-39	Control	18.10 ± 1.19^c	22.20 ± 0.73^c
	IAC/BECa 99	21.52 ± 0.75^b,c	23.66 ± 0.50^b,c
	IAC/BECa 128	24.83 ± 3.03^a,b,c	25.22 ± 0.98^b
	IAC/BECa 135	27.48 ± 3.20^a,b	23.82 ± 0.37^b,c
	IAC/BECa 141	21.46 ± 2.06^b,c	23.94 ± 0.68^b,c
	IAC/BECa 152	31.47 ± 1.74^a	28.51 ± 1.34^a
SQR	Control	29.52 ± 2.84^a	22.21 ± 0.88^a
	IAC/BECa 99	24.50 ± 2.25^a	19.62 ± 1.15^a
	IAC/BECa 128	25.67 ± 1.90^a	19.56 ± 0.97^a
	IAC/BECa 135	31.15 ± 3.24^a	19.69 ± 0.64^a
	IAC/BECa 141	29.26 ± 3.56^a	20.31 ± 0.87^a
	IAC/BECa 152	33.64 ± 1.59^a	20.94 ± 0.37^a
BRS330	Control	13.19 ± 0.69^b,c	20.75 ± 0.35^a
	IAC/BECa 99	12.58 ± 0.48^b,c	19.92 ± 0.54^ab
	IAC/BECa 128	11.77 ± 0.69^c	19.82 ± 0.32^b
	IAC/BECa 135	19.17 ± 2.30^a	21.24 ± 0.33^a
	IAC/BECa 141	16.14 ± 1.02^a,b	19.91 ± 0.48^a,b
	IAC/BECa 152	18.43 ± 0.98^a	20.50 ± 0.30^a,b
BRS509	Control	24.13 ± 2.00^a,b	25.38 ± 1.46^a
	IAC/BECa 99	20.79 ± 2.60^b	23.56 ± 0.23^a
	IAC/BECa 128	24.57 ± 0.88^a,b	22.73 ± 0.65^a
	IAC/BECa 135	28.29 ± 2.38^a	22.48 ± 0.44^a
	IAC/BECa 141	20.68 ± 1.62^b	22.97 ± 0.48^a
	IAC/BECa 152	24.04 ± 1.70^a,b	23.44 ± 1.50^a

Notes:

Root and shoot biomass (%) of four cultivars of sorghum (SRN-39, SQR, BRS330 and BRS509) inoculated with five bacterial isolates IAC/BECa 99 (Kosakonia radicincitans), IAC/BECa 128 (Enterobacter asburiae), IAC/BECa 135 (Burkholderia tropica), IAC/BECa 141 (Pseudomonas fluorescens), and IAC/BECa 152 (Herbaspirillum frisingense).

The values are means of replicates (n = 6) ± (SE). For each parameter, letters compare (on column) the means between the bacterial inoculums treatments within the same cultivar. Means followed by the same letter are not statistically different by Duncan test (P < 0.05).