Table 2.
Shoot attributes of maize whose seeds were treated or not with pesticide and were inoculated or not with Azospirillum brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6.
| Treatments | Plant height (cm) | Culm diameter (mm) | Shoot dry mass (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPNI | 71.0 Aa | 10.4 Aa | 3.0 Aa |
| WPNI | 67.0 Aa | 9.6 Aa | 2.5 Aa |
| NPWI | 67.7 Aa | 10.0 Aa | 2.7 Aa |
| WPWI | 71.0 Aa | 10.7 Aa | 2.8 Aa |
| p-value | 0.702 | 0.835 | 0.0867 |
| CV (%) | 5.94% | 9.82% | 12.84% |
Means of five replicates followed by the same letter do not differ from each other by Tukey's test at p < 0.05. Uppercase letters compare means within the same pesticide condition (WP: with pesticide and NP: no pesticide) and lowercase letters compare means within the same inoculation condition (WI: with inoculation and NI: no inoculation).