TABLE 2.
Effects of seed biopriming and microbial intervention on germination (%) and vigor indices in maize grown in Summer and Kharif season under nethouse experiments at 30 days of sowing.
| Treatments | Germination (%) | Vigor index I | Vigor index II |
| Summer maize | |||
| T1—B. safensis MF-01 | 86.25b | 3987.57d | 280.75c |
| T2—B. altitudinis MF-15 | 85.33b | 4094.25b | 294.10b |
| T3—B. velezensis MF-08 | 84.36b | 4051.25c | 300.25b |
| T4—B. safensis MF-01 + B. altitudinis MF-15 + B. velezensis MF-08 | 94.36a | 4550.33a | 405.92a |
| T5—Control (untreated) | 76.50c | 3280.43e | 222.75d |
| Kharif maize | |||
| T1—B. safensis MF-01 | 86.33b | 3806.15d | 344.50d |
| T2—B. altitudinis MF-15 | 85.75b | 3890.25c | 351.85c |
| T3—B. velezensis MF-08 | 86.11b | 3975.21b | 360.01b |
| T4—B. safensis MF-01 + B. altitudinis MF-15 + B. velezensis MF-08 | 96.25a | 4675.29a | 444.50a |
| T5—Control (untreated) | 76.20c | 3042.25e | 255.75e |
Data with different letters show significant difference in column data in randomized block design test at p < 0.05 under Duncan’s multiple range test.