Table 7.
Physiological parameters studied after inoculation by mixing bacterial suspension (108 CFU) on the soil.
| Treatments | Protein | Proline | Chlorophyll a | Chlorophyll b | Carotenoids | TSS(mg/g) | Phenolic | Flavonoids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninoculated control | 2.65d | 11.64ab | 0.15a | 3.45a | 9.68bc | 22.96a | 1.35a | 15.42a–c |
| Bacillus safensis | 2.26f | 11.49a–c | 0.13ab | 3.97a | 9.67bc | 21.34a | 1.72a | 12.86b–d |
| Pseudomonas sp. | 1.55h | 12.06ab | 0.14ab | 3.42abc | 9.54bc | 13.91a | 1.59ab | 14.80a–d |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 2.29f | 7.807bc | 0.11ab | 2.62abcde | 6.64d–f | 18.52a | 1.13a–d | 7.77e |
| Bacillus megaterium | 2.45e | 8.66bc | 0.14ab | 1.76ef | 5.67ef | 21.15a | 1.1003a–d | 7.15e |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1.58h | 7.13bc | 0.19ab | 2.59a–e | 8.03c–e | 20.53a | 1.38a–c | 13.16b–d |
| Brevibacillus borstelensis | 1.12j | 5.75c | 0.13ab | 2.19cd–f | 11.04b | 21.24a | 0.69b–d | 10.81c-e |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 2.07g | 6.89bc | 0.084ab | 3.31a–d | 6.75d–f | 8.85a | 0.26d | 10.41de |
| Enterobacter hormaechei | 1.23i | 6.05bc | 0.044b | 0.83f | 2.35g | 19.19a | 0.63cd | 13.46b–d |
| Bacillus cereus | 4.27b | 5.54c | 0.204a | 2.46d–f | 4.21fg | 21.71a | 1.63ab | 11.96a–c |
| Proteus mirabilis | 5.15a | 6.86bc | 0.15a | 1.81a–e | 8.50cd | 22.02a | 1.30a–c | 21.41ab |
| Fisher’s LSD | 7.48 | 5.30 | 9.0089 | 1.24 | 2.36 | 3.82 | 0.83 | 4.33 |
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.