Table 2.
Morphological and physical parameters studied after inoculation by injecting bacterial suspension.
| Treatments | SFW (g) | RFW (g) | SDW (g) | RDW (g) | SL (cm) | RL (cm) | RLWC (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Un-inoculated Control | 1.38ef | 0.64h | 0.63g | 0.43h | 33.33cd | 14cd | 64.64a |
| Bacillus safensis | 2.75b | 1.18d | 0.96e | 0.64c | 43.33a | 16.3c | 29.032b |
| Pseudomonas sp. | 3.62a | 1.36a | 1.93b | 0.75b | 40b | 17.13bc | 77.407b |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 3.15b | 1.205c | 1.633c | 0.76b | 31de | 19.083a | 11.46b |
| Bacillus megaterium | 2.043cd | 1.195e | 1.53c | 0.78b | 34.66cd | 18.25ab | 56.53b |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1.19e | 0.66h | 0.583g | 0.32e | 36.83c | 14.333d | 25.37h |
| Brevibacillus borstelensis | 1.61e | 0.64f | 1.013de | 0.446d | 23.41g | 12.41ef | 17.39b |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 0.89f | 0.54i | 0.606g | 0.45d | 28.58f | 9.5g | 12.655b |
| Enterobacter hormaechei | 0.74f | 0.54j | 0.363h | 0.308e | 19.16h | 16.41c | 47.97b |
| Bacillus cereus | 2.033d | 0.96e | 1.127d | 3.141c | 31.41g | 12.166f | 86.792b |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1.116f | 0.556h | 0.755f | 0.421d | 16.75h | 12.916d-f | 22.365b |
| Fisher’s LSD | 8.418 | 6.244 | 0.1243 | 7.45 | 2.722 | 1.639 | 18.92 |
The results are the average of three replicates (n = three). Values in the same column accompanied by lower-case letters do not differ significantly (P <0.05) as per Fisher's least significant difference (LSD) method.