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. 2020 Dec 1;15(12):e0241130. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241130

Table 3. Effects of novel bio-inoculants on bacterial population in rhizosphere and 1000-grain weight of wheat in a field trial.

Treatments Bacterial population (cfu × 104) 1000-grain weight (g)
Trial I Trial II Trial III Trial IV Trial I Trial II Trial III Trial IV
Control 25.5 e 24.0 c 23.3 c 23.3 c 39.8 i 39.5 g 40.1 h 39.0 f
ZM27 26.5 de 26.3 bc 25.3 bc 25.0 bc 40.0 hi 40.1 fg 40.2 h 40.0 ef
ZM31 27.2 b-e 26.3 bc 24.7 bc 26.0 a-c 40.7 g-i 40.1 fg 40.7 gh 39.6 ef
ZM63 26.8 c-e 26.7 bc 25.3 bc 25.7 a-c 40.9 f-h 40.5 e-g 40.7 f-h 40.5 de
S10 28.0 b-e 27.0 a-c 25.7 bc 26.3 a-c 41.2 e-g 40.3 e-g 40.8 f-h 41.2 cd
ZM27+ZM31 27.8 b-e 27.3 a-c 26.3 a-c 25.7 a-c 42.1 b-e 40.8 b-f 42.0 de 41.1 cd
ZM27+ZM63 28.8 a-e 27.0 a-c 26.7 a-c 25.7 a-c 41.5 d-g 41.5 c-e 41.6 e-g 40.4 de
ZM27+S10 30.3 ab 29.3 ab 27.7 ab 28.3 ab 42.4 b-d 42.0 b-d 42.2 c-e 42.1 a-c
ZM31+ZM63 29.2 a-d 27.3 a-c 26.3 a-c 26.7 a-c 42.3 b-d 41.9 b-d 41.3 e-g 42.0 a-c
ZM31+S10 28.7 a-e 27.3 a-c 26.7 a-c 26.3 a-c 42.3 b-d 41.8 b-d 41.8 d-f 41.7 bc
ZM63+S10 30.5 ab 28.0 a-c 27.0 a-c 27.0 a-c 41.8 c-f 42.0 b-d 42.3 c-e 41.8 a-c
ZM27+ZM31+ZM63 30.0 a-c 27.7 a-c 27.3 ab 27.3 ab 42.7 a-c 42.6 bc 43.1 a-c 42.0 a-c
ZM27+ZM31+S10 29.7 a-d 28.3 ab 27.3 ab 26.3 a-c 42.5 b-d 42.0 b-d 42.8 b-d 42.2 a-c
ZM27+ZM63+S10 31.7 a 31.0 a 29.7 a 29.3 a 43.6 a 44.0 a 44.0 a 42.9 a
ZM31+ZM63+S10 30.3 ab 29.0 ab 28.0 ab 28.0 ab 42.7 a-c 43.0 ab 43.5 ab 42.5 ab
ZM27+ZM31+ZM63+S10 28.7 a-e 29.3 ab 27.7 ab 27.3 ab 43.0 ab 43.1 ab 43.1 a-c 41.9 a-c
LSD (p≤0.05) 3.3564 4.0963 3.9072 3.9426 1.0371 1.2415 1.0713 1.1227

Data are present as mean of three replicates. Means followed by same letter(s) within a column are statistically similar (p≤0.05). cfu; colony forming unit.