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. 2020 Oct 29;2020:8897998. doi: 10.1155/2020/8897998

Table 6.

Plant growth promotion in A. abyssinica treated with different PGPRs individually and consortium under control and drought stress conditions.

Treatment SH (cm)/pot RL (cm)/pot No. of leaves/pot SDW (g)/pot RDW (g)/pot
Control 38.3 ± 2.9i 10.0 ± 2.6i-k 14.0 ± 2.6f-i 0.9 ± 0.2jk 0.12 ± 0.01jk
Control + D 31.7 ± 2.1j 7.0 ± 2.6k 9.3 ± 1.5j 0.6 ± 0.1k 0.1 ± 0.02k
BS-27 50.7 ± 0.6d 14.0 ± 2f-h 17.3 ± 1.2c-e 1.9 ± 0.4b-e 0.4 ± 0.06d-i
BS-27 +D 43.3 ± 1.5f-h 11.0 ± 1h-j 11.0 ± 2ij 1.5 ± 0.2e-i 0.3 ± 0.04g-j
FB-50 52.0 ± 2.6d 17.7 ± 1.5b-e 18.0 ± 3b-e 1.9 ± 0.3b-e 0.4 ± 0.11d-i
FB-50 +D 46.3 ± 3.1ef 11.7 ± 2.1h-j 15.7 ± 2.5d-g 1.7 ± 0.1g-j 0.5 ± 0.05g-i
RS-65 46.7 ± 3.2ef 16.0 ± 1d-f 21.3 ± 3.1ab 1.5 ± 0.4e-i 0.3 ± 0.09e-i
RS-65 +D 39.3 ± 2.5hi 11.0 ± 2h-j 18.0 ± 2b-e 1.1 ± 0.2ij 0.2 ± 0.05j-k
FB-49 61.0 ± 1.7b 20.3 ± 1.5ab 21.3 ± 2.1ab 2.2 ± 0.4bc 0.60.03bc
FB-49 +D 51.7 ± 1.5d 18.7 ± 1.5b-d 17.7 ± 1.5c-e 1.8 ± 0.1d-h 0.55 ± 0.07c-f
RS-72 51.7 ± 2.1d 16.7 ± 1.5c-f 18.3 ± 2.5b-d 2.1 ± 0.4b-d 0.5 ± 0.12cd
RS-72 +D 44.0 ± 2fg 11.3 ± 1.5h-j 13.7 ± 1.5f-i 1.3 ± 0.1g-i 0.4 ± 0.1e-h
BS-19 48.3 ± 1.5de 14.0 ± 1f-h 18.7 ± 3.1b-d 2.2 ± 0.3bc 0.5 ± 0.14c-e
BS-19 +D 40.3 ± 2.5g-i 10.3 ± 1.5ij 13.0 ± 2j-i 1.6 ± 0.3d-h 0.4 ± 0.04d-f
RS-79 43.3 ± 2.5f-h 12.7 ± 2.1g-i 15.3 ± 1.5d-g 1.9 ± 0.3c-f 0.4 ± 0.11d-h
RS-79 +D 39.3 ± 1.5hi 8.7 ± 1.5jk 11.3 ± 1.5i-j 1.4 ± 0.2f-i 0.3 ± 0.08g-j
PS-16 46.0 ± 2ef 11.0 ± 1h-j 20.3 ± 2.5bc 1.8 ± 0.5c-f 0.3 ± 0.12g-i
PS-16 +D 39.7 ± 2.5hi 8.4 ± 2.1jk 15.7 ± 2.5d-g 1.4 ± 0.2g-i 0.2 ± 0.06g-j
BS-45 51.0 ± 2d 11.3 ± 1.5h-j 14.7 ± 1.5e-h 2.4 ± 0.2b 0.4 ± 0.15d-i
BS-45 +D 42.7 ± 2.1f-h 9.3 ± 1.5i-k 11.0 ± 1ij 1.4 ± 0.1g-i 0.2 ± 0.08h-k
PS-2 41.3 ± 1.5g-i 10.0 ± 1i-k 18.3 ± 1.5b-d 1.4 ± 0.1g-i 0.2 ± 0.07g-j
PS-2 +D 38.7 ± 2.1i 8.3 ± 1.5jk 11.7 ± 2.1h-j 1.2 ± 0.1h-i 0.2 ± 0.02i-k
Consortia 70.3 ± 1.5a 22.3 ± 2.1a 23.7 ± 1.5a 2.9 ± 0.3a 0.9 ± 0.12a
Consortia +D 57.3 ± 1.5c 19.3 ± 2.5bc 16.7 ± 2.8d-f 2.1 ± 0.2b-d 0.8 ± 0.07ab

Means with the same letter down the column are not significantly different at (p ≤ 0.05) by using DMRT. Mean ± SD (n = 3); D represents drought. Consortia = FB-50 + BS-27 + BS-19 + FB-49. SH = shoot height, RL = root length, SDW = shoot dry weight, RDW = root dry weight.