TABLE 2.

Effects of B. subtilis YB-04 on growth parameters of cucumber seedlings.

		FOC	FOC + 0.1% Hymexazol	FOC + YB-04	CK	YB-04
20 days after inoculation	Chlorophyll content (SPAD)	36.20 ± 0.52d	42.13 ± 0.23c	50.97 ± 0.30a	41.87 ± 0.39c	44.17 ± 0.41b
	Shoot height (cm)	6.47 ± 0.20c	12.27 ± 0.27b	16.27 ± 0.23a	11.80 ± 0.17b	16.63 ± 0.09a
	Stem thickness (mm)	3.47 ± 0.03e	4.33 ± 0.03c	4.47 ± 0.01b	3.74 ± 0.03d	4.60 ± 0.05a
	Shoot fresh weight (g)	2.11 ± 0.02e	7.17 ± 0.04c	9.66 ± 0.08b	4.84 ± 0.06d	10.45 ± 0.07a
	Root length (cm)	7.81 ± 0.06e	19.50 ± 0.42c	21.30 ± 0.32 b	18.50 ± 0.35d	35.27 ± 0.27a
	Root fresh weight (g)	0.16 ± 0.02e	1.34 ± 0.05c	1.72 ± 0.05 b	0.43 ± 0.02d	1.87 ± 0.03a
	Leaf area (cm2)	53.54 ± 0.70 e	74.37 ± 0.51c	84.53 ± 1.28b	71.30 ± 0.66d	103.12 ± 0.91a
45 days after inoculation	Chlorophyll content (SPAD)	10.73 ± 10.73d	30.90 ± 30.90c	41.27 ± 0.64a	34.30 ± 0.61b	42.17 ± 0.64a
	Shoot height (cm)	9.03 ± 0.24d	16.21 ± 0.52c	26.27 ± 0.69b	17.50 ± 0.69c	31.33 ± 0.66a
	Stem thickness (mm)	4.11 ± 0.06c	4.43 ± 0.02b	4.52 ± 0.02b	4.20 ± 0.04c	4.94 ± 0.03a
	Shoot fresh weight (g)	5.06 ± 0.02e	8.57 ± 0.76d	14.14 ± 0.58b	12.42 ± 0.30c	15.91 ± 0.24a
	Root length (cm)	13.02 ± 0.26d	14.77 ± 0.38c	18.97 ± 0.35b	15.02 ± 0.34c	20.40 ± 0.57a
	Root fresh weight (g)	1.88 ± 0.04d	4.74 ± 0.06c	6.21 ± 0.06a	5.58 ± 0.07b	6.35 ± 0.07a
	Leaf Area (cm2)	44.41 ± 1.16e	78.01 ± 0.90d	106.28 ± 1.12b	91.38 ± 1.13c	136.22 ± 0.78a

Data are the mean ± standard deviation (SD); different letters (a–e) in the same line indicate significant difference at p-values < 0.05 level.