Table 3. Root morphology data from Rhizoscanning.
| Treatments | Root length (cm) |
Root surface area (cm2) |
Root diameter (mm) |
Root volume (cm3) |
Number of root tips |
Number of forks |
Area of projection (cm2) |
No. of Crossings |
Germination (%) |
Vigor index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudomonas sp. MS16 | 52.41±6.69 a | 7.50±1.45 a | 0.45±0.03 a | 0.08±0.02 a | 58.33±8.02 a | 58.50±1.10 a | 2.39±0.46 a | 4.67±1.15 a | 95.2±4.7 a | 2760±99 a |
| Enterobacter sp. MS32 | 34.88±3.95 b | 5.44±0.51 b | 0.50±0.01 a | 0.07±0.01 a | 26.50±4.94 b | 26.50±0.71 b | 1.73±0.16 b | 1.67±1.19 b | 80.7±3.1 b | 2085±64 b |
| Un-inoculated Control | 42.80±3.36 ab | 6.19±0.33 ab | 0.46±0.05 a | 0.06±0.02 a | 24.50±7.71 b | 21.00±2.41 c | 1.97±0.10 ab | 2.67±0.57 b | 71.4±3.5 c | 1233±78 c |
Effect of PSB inoculation on various root morphology parameters. Seeds were inoculated with PSB in water agar medium in a plate assay and incubated at room temperature for 7 days. All values are an average of three biological replicates, ± represents standard deviation. Means followed by the same letter differ non-significantly at p = 0.05 according to LSD.