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Table 3.

Effect of seed treatment with T. asperellum (DL-81) on pearl millet growth parameters under field conditions.

Growth parameters	Control	Treatment
Plant height (cm)^$	56.2 ± 4.25^b	73.4 ± 5.69^a
No. of productive ear head/plant*	2.4 ± 0.23^b	3.4 ± 0.21^a
Length of ear head (cm)^#	8.1 ± 0.98^b	10.5 ± 1.24^a
Girth of ear head (cm)^@	3.5 ± 0.52^b	4.1 ± 0.68^a
1000-seed weight (grams)^€	7.8 ± 0.87^b	8.9 ± 0.79^a

Values ± SE (standard error) are means of three independent replicates; Means followed by the same letter(s) within the row are not significantly different according to Tukey’s HSD at P ≤ 0.05 levels.

^$As measured from the base to the tip of the plant.

*Number of earheads produced by the main axis and the basal tillers of the plant.

^#As measured from the base to the tip of the earhead.

^@Measured as the circumference of the earhead at the centre.

^€Calculated by weighing 1000 seed in five replicates.