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Table 5 Effect of the seven biocontrol potential bacteria on agronomic performance of pigeonpea under field conditions—at 30 and 60 days after sowing

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

Isolate	30 Days after sowing		60 Days after sowing
Isolate	Nodule number (plant⁻¹)	Nodule weight (g plant⁻¹)	Branches number (plant⁻¹)	Leaf weight (g plant⁻¹)	Leaf area (m⁻²)	Stem weight (g plant⁻¹)	Root weight (g plant⁻¹)
SRI-156	5.1^NS	1.3^NS	10.3^NS	8.96^NS	1883^NS	10.07^NS	3.09^NS
SRI-158	6.1*	2.0^NS	11.7*	11.06*	2424*	11.45*	3.54^NS
SRI-178	6.7*	2.0^NS	9.3^NS	9.08^NS	1821^NS	9.49^NS	3.15^NS
SRI-211	5.7*	1.7^NS	10.3^NS	8.92^NS	2583*	10.34^NS	3.14^NS
SRI-229	6.5*	2.3*	10.7*	10.76*	2108*	11.43*	3.53^NS
SRI-305	4.2^NS	1.3^NS	12.0*	11.77*	2711*	12.38*	4.18*
SRI-360	6.5*	1.8^NS	11.0*	8.77^NS	1731^NS	9.17^NS	3.35^NS
Control	4.1	1.3	9.0	8.73	1576	9.10	2.98
Mean	5.6	1.7	10.5	9.76	2105	10.43	3.47
SE±	0.44	0.26	0.48	0.64	146.4	0.66	0.19
LSD (5%)	1.33	0.78	1.46	1.95	444.2	2.00	0.59
CV %	14	27	8	11	12	11	10

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

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