Table 5.
Treatment | Shoot length (cm) | Shoot fresh weight (g)/plant | Shoot dry weight (g)/plant | Root fresh weight (g)/plant | Root dry weight (g)/plant |
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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).