| *Treatments |
Plant height (cm) |
%
Increase |
Root size (cm3) |
%
Increase |
shoot Dry weight (g) |
%
Increase |
Leaves area (cm2) /Plant |
%
Increase |
Total
chlorophyll
mg /g fresh weight |
%
Increase |
| Control 1 (-N, -Ps) |
23.83 e * |
- |
3.53 i |
- |
0.63 g |
- |
134.00 i |
- |
0.94 def |
- |
| Control 2 ( +N) |
17.63 f |
-26.0 |
2.73 j |
-22.6 |
0.38 h |
-39.7 |
113.00 j |
-15.7 |
0.82 g |
-12.7 |
| T1 (RDN+N) |
24.20 e |
1.55 |
3.56 hi |
1.8 |
0.64 g |
1.6 |
135.66 hi |
1.2 |
0.95 cdef |
1.0 |
| T2 (PsC 14 + N) |
28.70 d |
23.0 |
4.30 e |
21.8 |
0.93 cd |
47.6 |
152.33 cd |
13.7 |
0.97 cdef |
3.2 |
| T3 (PsC 21 + N) |
30.27 cd |
27.5 |
4.73 d |
34.0 |
1.0 c |
58.7 |
149.33 de |
11.4 |
1.01 bcde |
7.4 |
| T4 (PsC 22 + N |
30.40 cd |
27.5 |
4.76 cd |
34.8 |
1.18 ab |
87.3 |
161.00 ab |
20.6 |
1.01 bcde |
7.4 |
| T5 ( PsC 36 + N) |
31.30 bc |
31.3 |
4.90 bcd |
38.8 |
1.07 bc |
69.8 |
147.66 def |
10.2 |
1.07 b |
13.8 |
| T6 (PsC54 + N) |
32.63 ab |
36.9 |
5.03 abc |
42.5 |
1.17 ab |
85.7 |
161.66 ab |
20.6 |
1.14 a |
21.2 |
| T7 (PsC mix + N) |
33.30 ab |
39.7 |
5.10 ab |
44.5 |
1.16 ab |
84.1 |
156.66 bc |
16.9 |
1.01 bcde |
7.4 |
| T8 (PsS 14 + N) |
23.83 e |
0.0 |
3.66 ghi |
3.7 |
0.64 g |
1.6 |
144.00 efg |
7.4 |
0.94 def |
0.0 |
| T9 (PsS 21 + N) |
24.93 e |
0.4 |
3.83 fgh |
8.5 |
0.64 g |
1.6 |
137.66 ghi |
2.7 |
0.95 cdef |
1.0 |
| T10 (PsS 22 + N) |
24.07 e |
1.0 |
3.76 fghi |
6.5 |
0.65 g |
3.1 |
138.00 ghi |
2.9 |
0.95 cdef |
1.0 |
| T11 (PsS 36 + N) |
24.30 e |
1.9 |
3.80 fghi |
7.6 |
0.71 efg |
12.7 |
140.00 ghi |
4.5 |
1.00 bcde |
6.4 |
| T12 (PsS 54 + N) |
24.60 e |
3.2 |
3.93 fg |
11.3 |
0.70 efg |
11.1 |
141.33 fghi |
5.4 |
0.95 cdef |
1.0 |
| T13 (PsS mixture +N ) |
24.70 e |
3.6 |
4.00 f |
13.3 |
0.71 efg |
12.7 |
141.66 fgh |
5.7 |
0.96 cdef |
2.0 |
| T14 (PsS mixture - N) |
34.43 a |
44.5 |
5.20 a |
47.3 |
1.20 a |
90.5 |
166.33 a |
24.0 |
1.16 a |
23.4 |
Notes: +N = infected with Nematode, PsC = Pseudomonad isolates culture, PsS = isolate supernatant, RDN= recommended dose of the nematocide Videt.
*Values marked with the same letter(s) are statistically similar using LSD test at P=0.05. |
