Table 5.
Physiological parameters studied after inoculation a bacterial suspension (108 CFU) was injected into the backside of the leaf.
| Treatments | Proline | Protein | Phenolic | Flavonoids | Chlorophyll a | Chlorophyll b | Carotenoids | TSS(mg/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninoculated control | 11.64ab | 2.65d | 1.35a | 15.42a–c | 0.15a | 3.45a | 9.68bc | 22.96a |
| Bacillus safensis | 13.50ab | 0.76i | 1.59a | 16.28ab | 0.16a | 3.34ab | 8.54b–d | 10.85c |
| Pseudomonas sp. | 12.61ab | 2.34e | 1.487a | 15.47ab | 0.132a | 2.92a–c | 8.48b–d | 12.56c |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 15.39a | 2.92c | 1.11a | 8.68c | 0.106a | 1.607bc | 8.605b–d | 15c |
| Bacillus megaterium | 10.63ab | 2.44de | 1.34a | 8.12c | 0.16a | 2.65a–c | 11.35b | 15.02bc |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 7.004b | 1.86fg | 0.97a | 8.42c | 0.15b | 1.49c | 4.19e | 20.13a |
| Brevibacillus borstelensis | 8.29ab | 1.69g | 1.30a | 16.81ab | 0.13a | 2.04a–c | 6.51de | 21.75a |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 6.58b | 1.08h | 1.32a | 10.41bc | 0.22a | 2.63a–c | 9.42b–d | 20.66a |
| Enterobacter hormaechei | 8.10ab | 2.05f | 1.49a | 15.60ab | 0.15a | 3.12a–c | 8.50b–d | 18.21ab |
| Bacillus cereus | 8.46ab | 4.82a | 1.71a | 12.15bc | 0.13a | 2.18a–c | 8.68cd | 18.62ab |
| Proteus mirabilis | 6.76b | 4.76a | 0.86a | 18.43a | 0.096ab | 4.28a | 4.42e | 23.29a |
| Fisher’s LSD | 4.62 | 6.28 | 6.26 | 2.67 | 0.262 | 0.076 | 1.574 | 0.782 |
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.