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Table 3 Effect of FOC antagonistic Streptomyces on the root development of rice at harvesting stage of rice cultivation

From: Plant growth-promoting activities of Streptomyces spp. in sorghum and rice

Treatment

Root length (m m-2)

Root volume (cm-3m-2)

Root dry weight (g m-2)

 

0 − 15 cm

15 − 30 cm

Mean

0 − 15 cm

15 − 30 cm

Mean

0 − 15 cm

15 − 30 cm

Mean

CAI-24

3798

375

2087

745

46

396

58.3

2.8

30.5

CAI-121

5859

667

3263

945

81

513

66.7

5.3

36.0

CAI-127

6348

591

3470

1303

81

692

93.5

5.4

49.5

KAI-32

6490

813

3652

1170

84

627

101.9

6.8

54.3

KAI-90

5865

1319

3592

1009

153

581

79.7

9.8

44.8

Control

5776

588

3182

932

81

507

65.0

5.1

35.1

SE ±

 

121.9 (128.0)***

81.6***

 

22.5 (21.3)***

16.8***

 

2.59 (2.51)***

1.89***

Mean

5689

726

 

1017

88

 

77.5

5.9

 

SE ±

 

52.3***

  

8.7***

  

1.02***

 

CV%

 

7

  

7

  

10

 
  1. SE = standard error; CV = coefficient of variance; *** = statistically significant at p = 0.001.