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. 2019 Jul 3;10:1505. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01505

Table 5.

Effect of superior PGP antagonistic isolates (IT25, TO612, Y17, Y28, IC10, and IC13) on tomato growth parameters in greenhouse conditions.

Treatment Shoot length (cm) Shoot fresh weight (g)/plant Shoot dry weight (g)/plant Root fresh weight (g)/plant Root dry weight (g)/plant
Negative control 24.18 ± 0.55c∗ 11.36 ± 0.60b 1.79 ± 0.14b,c 3.61 ± 0.14a 1.72 ± 0.10a
IT25 24.87 ± 0.60c 10.19 ± 0.35b,c 1.39 ± 0.16c 2.36 ± 0.35a,b 0.90 ± 0.19d,e
TO612 29.37 ± 0.32a 11.63 ± 0.23b 1.87 ± 0.19b 2.78 ± 0.17a,b 0.81 ± 0.16d,e
Y17 26.50 ± 0.20b,c 15.47 ± 0.30a 2.18 ± 0.10a,b 3.61 ± 0.19a 1.51 ± 0.25b
Y28 29.00 ± 0.56a,b 14.97 ± 0.49a 2.16 ± 0.15a,b 2.88 ± 0.12a,b 1.23 ± 0.18c
IC10 28.90 ± 0.25a,b 15.37 ± 0.38a 2.31 ± 0.39a 1.64 ± 0.32b 0.92 ± 0.12d,e
IC13 28.62 ± 0.29a,b 14.70 ± 0.65a 2.45 ± 0.22a 1.78 ± 0.13b 0.80 ± 0.24d,e

Data recorded 60 days after bacterial treatment. Same letters within each column represent non-significant difference at 5%, according to Duncan’s tests using the GLM procedure (df = 9, F = 7.16, and p < 0.05).