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Table 2 Response of various plant components of chickpea to the application of different strains of Streptomyces sp. at 60 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

Plant height (cm)

Pod number (plant −1 )

Pod weight (g plant −1 )

Leaf area (cm −2 plant −1 )

Leaf weight (g plant −1 )

Stem weight (g plant −1 )

Plant height (cm)

Pod number (plant −1 )

Pod weight (g plant −1 )

Leaf area (cm −2 plant −1 )

Leaf weight (g plant −1 )

Stem weight (g plant −1 )

CAI-17

54*

65*

3.26*

1042*

7.25*

6.55*

49*

58

4.18

781*

4.45

4.17

CAI-68

57*

72*

4.47*

868*

5.30*

4.87*

48

66*

4.32

667

4.05

4.75*

CAI-78

51

91*

3.41*

770*

6.39*

4.92*

50*

87*

5.58*

878*

4.67

4.43

KAI-26

51

72*

3.52*

906*

6.38*

5.18*

49*

58

4.18

832*

4.54

4.17

KAI-27

48

83*

4.50*

739

5.56*

4.75*

47

56

4.49*

633

4.00

4.18

Control

50

43

2.04

670

4.36

3.36

47

57

4.14

626

3.71

4.11

Mean

52

71

3.53

833

5.87

4.94

48

64

4.48

736

4.24

4.30

SE±

0.4***

1.9***

0.151***

31.0***

0.212***

0.071***

0.6*

3.3***

0.079***

15.1***

0.199*

0.096**

CV%

1

5

7

6

6

3

2

9

3

4

8

4

  1. SEM = Standard Error of Mean; CV = Coefficients of variation; * = significant at p < 0.05, ** = significant at p < 0.01, *** = significant at p < 0.001; According to Dunnett’s t-test, isolate mean values re compared with control at p < 0.05.
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