Table 5.
Fenugreek growth as influenced by endophyte Achromobacter sp. F23KW treatments under greenhouse conditions.
| Treatment | Plant Length (cm) | Leaves Number per Plant | Plant Weight (g) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot | Root | Fresh | Dry | |||
| Infected | P | 7.3 c | 3.8 c | 4.2 c | 334.0 c | 47.0 d |
| PBC | 13.8 b | 5.5 ab | 7.4 a | 504.0 ab | 90.0 ab | |
| PBS | 17.5 a | 5.3 ab | 6.0 ab | 548.0 ab | 92.0 ab | |
| PBCS | 17.7 a | 6.4 a | 7.0 ab | 542.0 ab | 104.0 ab | |
| PF | 12.1 b | 4.9 bc | 5.6 bc | 412.0 bc | 61.8 cd | |
| Noninfected | Control | 14.0 b | 4.8 bc | 6.2 ab | 495.8 ab | 83.8 bc |
| BC | 14.8 ab | 6.0 ab | 7.2 ab | 516.0 ab | 90.6 ab | |
| BS | 17.3 a | 6.2 ab | 7.0 ab | 552.0 ab | 93.0 ab | |
| BCS | 17.8 a | 6.4 a | 7.6 a | 576.0 a | 112.6 a | |
Means followed by a different letter(s) within each column are significantly different (Tukey test at probability ≤ 0.05). P; R. solani pathogen only, PBC; P plus endophytic bacterial cells, PBS; P plus endophytic bacterial supernatant (PBS), PBCS; P plus a mixture of PBC and PBS, PF; P plus the recommended fungicide, Control; the negative control without any treatment, BC; the single application of endophytic bacterial cells without infection, BS; the single application of endophytic bacterial supernatant without infection, and BCS the mixture of BC and BS without infection.