Fig. 1.
Growth-promoting effect of B. velezensis 83 on maize seedlings. a Height (cm) of the seedlings, b Shoot biomass (g) dry weight (DW) of the seedlings, c Root biomass (g) dry weight (DW) of the seedlings. Bv 83/root: Fungifree AB™ treatment to the root, Ctrl/root: without treatment to the root, Bv 83/seed: Fungifree AB™ treatment to the seed, Ctrl/seed: without treatment to the seed. d Aspect of the root of seedlings of Ctrl/root and Bv 83/root treatment. e Aspect of the shoot of seedlings of Ctrl/root and Bv 83/root treatment. N = 15. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences among treatments at P ≤ 0.05