*Treatments Total indol mg /g fresh weight % Increase Total phenols mg /g dry weight % Increase PO
(units /mg protein)
% Increase PPO
(units /mg protein)
% Increase PAL
(units /mg protein)
% Increase
Control 1 (-N, -Ps) 3.10 d * - 4.50 ef - 0.200 e - 0.193 bc - 0.200 c -
Control 2 ( +N) 2.82 e - 9.0 4.15 h -7.7 0.170 f -15.0 0.117 d -39.37 0.160 d -20.0
T1 (RDN+N) 3.12 d 0.6 4.66 de 3.5 0.201 e 0.5 0.194 c 0.5 0.206 c 0.5
T2 (PsC 14 + N) 4.19 c 35.0 5.15 c 14.4 0.250 d 25.0 0.217 b 12.4 0.210 c 5.0
T3 (PsC 21 + N) 4.14 c 33.5 5.09 c 13.0 0.273 cd 36.5 0.219 b 13.5 0.203 c 1.5
T4 (PsC 22 + N 4.62 b 49.0 5.52 b 22.6 0.280 bc 40.0 0.213 bc 10.4 0.220 bc 10.0
T5 ( PsC 36 + N) 4.82 a 55.5 5.95 a 32.2 0.297 abc 48.5 0.253 a 31.0 0.254 ab 27.0
T6 (PsC54 + N) 4.87 a 57.0 5.94 a 32.0 0.313 a 56.5 0.260 a 34.7 0.259 a 29.5
T7 (PsC mix + N) 4.88 a 57.4 6.02 a 33.7 0.303 ab 51.5 0.270 a 39.9 0.262 a 31.0
T8 (PsS 14 + N) 3.14 d 1.3 4.54 ef 0.9 0.202 e 1.0 0.195 bc 1.0 0.201c 0.5
T9 (PsS 21 + N) 3.18 d 2.6 4.53 ef 0.6 0.203 e 1.5 0.197 bc 2.0 0.202 c 1.0
T10 (PsS 22 + N) 3.12 d 0.6 4.55 ef 1.0 0.201 e 0.5 0.195 bc 1.0 0.203 c 1.5
T11 (PsS36 + N) 3.24 d 4.5 4.68 de 4.0 0.205 e 2.5 0.194bc 0.5 0.205c 2.5
T12 (PsS 54 + N) 3.22 d 3.8 4.71 d 4.6 0.204 e 2.0 0.196 bc 1.5 0.206c 3.0
T13 (PsS mixture +N ) 3.28 d 5.8 4.79 d 6.4 0.207 e 3.5 0.200bc 3.6 0.206c 3.0
T14 (PsS mixture - N) 4.96 a 60.0 6.10 a 35.5 0.310 a 55.0 0.279 a 44.5 0.263 a 31.5
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.
Table 3: Effects of inoculation with selected ERFP isolates on total indol, total phenols and activities of the plant defense-related enzymes in leaf tissues of tomato plants infected or uninfected with nematodes.