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Table 1 Response of various plant components of chickpea to the application of different strains of Streptomyces sp. at 30 days after sowing in a Vertisol during 2012–13 and 2013–14 post-rainy seasons

From: The extent of grain yield and plant growth enhancement by plant growth-promoting broad-spectrum Streptomyces sp. in chickpea

	Year 2012–13				Year 2013–14
Isolate	Nodule number (plant ⁻¹ )	Nodule weight (mg plant ⁻¹ )	Root weight (mg plant ⁻¹ )	Shoot weight (g plant ⁻¹ )	Nodule number (plant ⁻¹ )	Nodule weight (mg plant ⁻¹ )	Root weight (mg plant ⁻¹ )	Shoot weight (g plant ⁻¹ )
CAI-17	20^*	36	186^*	2.11^*	51	228	192	1.76
CAI-68	19^*	37	173	1.76^*	60^*	240^*	205^*	1.91^*
CAI-78	21^*	71^*	184	1.81^*	59^*	242^*	207^*	1.87
KAI-26	20^*	29	172	1.39	50	228	183	1.75
KAI-27	19^*	36	172	1.55	50	224	186	1.74
Control	12	29	171	1.35	49	221	168	1.72
Mean	19	40	176	1.66	53	231	190	1.79
SEM±	1.04^***	4.1^***	3.3^*	0.06^***	0.8^***	4.2^*	5.75^***	0.04^*
CV%	10	18	3	6	3	3	5	4

SEM = Standard Error of Mean; CV = Coefficients of variation; * = significant at p < 0.05, *** = significant at p < 0.001; According to Dunnett’s t-test, Isolate mean values are compared with control at p < 0.05.

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