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Table 1 Influence of selected bacterial strains on germination of chickpea and pigeonpea seed

From: Plant growth-promotion and biofortification of chickpea and pigeonpea through inoculation of biocontrol potential bacteria, isolated from organic soils

Bacteria

Chickpea

Pigeonpea

Shoot height (cm)

Root length (cm plant−1)

Shoot height (cm)

Root length (cm plant−1)

SRI-156

18.9*

14.4NS

13.3*

10.3NS

SRI-158

17.3NS

14.9NS

14.8*

12.5*

SRI-178

19.0*

14.8NS

13.2*

10.4NS

SRI-211

18.8*

15.0NS

13.4*

12.7*

SRI-229

19.2*

19.5*

12.8*

11.1NS

SRI-305

17.6*

19.9*

12.3NS

9.9NS

SRI-360

17.7*

18.0NS

12.2NS

9.9NS

Control

15.9

13.9

10.5

9.8

Mean

18.0

16.3

12.8

10.8

SE±

0.50

1.43

0.70

0.61

LSD (5%)

1.52

4.33

2.16

1.89

CV %

5

15

10

10

  1. SE standard error, CV coefficients of variation, NS non-significant
  2. * Indicates significance over the control at p < 0.05