. 2020 Oct 22;6(10):e05325. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05325

Table 3.

Plant growth promotion activity by endophytic bacteria.

Bacterial isolates	Germination (%)	Root length (cm)	Shoot length (cm)	Vigour index	Root:Shoot ratio
RR1	60	14.900 ± 2.551^b	4.667 ± 0.812^a	1174.020^ab	3.205 ± 0.096
RR2	100	13.533 ± 3.004^ab	8.467 ± 0.203^b	2200.000^e	1.597 ± 0.349
RR3	100	13.333 ± 1.169^ab	6.067 ± 0.434^a	1940.033^cde	2.225 ± 0.280
RR4	100	14.533 ± 0.925^b	6.133 ± 0.393^a	2066.600^de	2.406 ± 0.293
RR5	60	10.633 ± 1.128^ab	4.900 ± 0.504^a	931.980^a	2.197 ± 0.290
RR6	100	11.633 ± 0.690^ab	5.567 ± 0.961^a	1720.000^cde	2.191 ± 0.295
RR7	80	13.333 ± 1.236^ab	5.933 ± 0.546^a	1541.280^bc	2.250 ± 0.108
RR8	80	13.067 ± 0.970^ab	6.467 ± 0.376^ab	1562.720^bc	2.051 ± 0.273
RR9	80	13.000 ± 0.058^ab	6.400 ± 0.173^ab	1552.000^bc	2.034 ± 0.061
RR10	80	12.967 ± 0.385^ab	6.800 ± 0.834^ab	1581.360^bcd	1.971 ± 0.266
RR11	100	12.367 ± 1.049^ab	6.500 ± 0.667^ab	1886.700^cde	1.911 ± 0.077
RR12	80	12.967 ± 0.650^ab	5.833 ± 0.426^a	1504.000^bc	2.234 ± 0.092
Control	80	9.400 ± 1.519^a	4.533 ± 1.509^a	1114.640^ab	2.561 ± 0.735

Values are mean of three replicates ± SE. Significant of variance (p < 0.05) is analyzed by Duncan grouping. Values within the same column with different letters are significantly different.