*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.
Table 2: Effect of inoculation with selected ERFP isolates on growth of tomato seedlings (Lycopersion esculentum) infected with nematodes.