Table 2. The impact of different rhizobacteria inoculation on growth traits and biomass accumulation in roots and shoot of chili grown under different nitrogen doses.
| Plant height at flowering (cm) | Plant height at maturity (cm) | Stem diameter (cm) | Root length (cm) | Root fresh weight (g/ plant) | Root dry weight (g/ plant) | Shoot fresh weight (g/ plant) | Shoot dry weight (g/ plant) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 1 ×F 1 | 22.60 c | 31.46 cd | 8.93 a | 13.20 ef | 3.38 d | 1.55 c | 29.02 e | 11.65 d |
| B 1 ×F 2 | 23.20 c | 33.33 bcd | 7.79 bc | 13.06 ef | 4.44 bc | 1.91 b | 32.93 d | 12.88 cd |
| B 1 ×F 3 | 20.46 d | 29.80 d | 7.79 bc | 13.60 def | 4.35 bc | 1.95 b | 33.21 d | 12.73 cd |
| B 1 ×F 4 | 21.06 d | 30.66 cd | 8.81 a | 14.10 cde | 4.16 bc | 1.97 b | 39.63 b | 12.42 cd |
| B 1 ×F 5 | 25.96 b | 34.33 bc | 7.56 c | 13.60 def | 4.53 b | 1.81 bc | 39.68 b | 13.46 b |
| B 1 ×F 6 | 25.53 b | 35.33 b | 8.81 a | 13.80 de | 4.58 b | 2.45 a | 42.63 a | 15.83 a |
| B 2 ×F 1 | 23.46 c | 32.93 bcd | 7.71 c | 12.26 f | 4.04 c | 1.48 c | 25.68 f | 11.75 d |
| B 2 ×F 2 | 25.80 b | 33.80 bc | 7.73 c | 12.80 ef | 4.52 b | 1.61 c | 36.93 c | 13.23 bc |
| B 2 ×F 3 | 25.86 b | 31.60 bcd | 8.37 ab | 15.26 bc | 4.53 b | 1.95 b | 35.00 cd | 13.26 bc |
| B 2 ×F 4 | 28.66 a | 35.93 b | 8.45 a | 16.20 b | 5.60 a | 2.61 a | 44.36 a | 15.38 a |
| B 2 ×F 5 | 26.00 b | 33.13 bcd | 7.33 c | 14.80 cd | 5.21 a | 1.81 b | 36.84 c | 15.22 a |
| B 2 ×F 6 | 29.73 a | 42.53 a | 8.47 a | 17.86 a | 5.55 a | 2.65 a | 46.16 a | 15.53 a |
| LSD 5% | 1.49 | 3.74 | 0.63 | 1.34 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 2.72 | 1.38 |
Here, B1 = no bacteria inoculation, B2 = bacteria inoculation, F1 = 50% N, F2 = 60% N, F3 = 70% N, F4 = 75% N, F5 = 80% N, F6 = 100% N, Means followed by different letters within a column statistically differ from each other (p>0.05).