Treatment RV (cc) SL (cm) RDW (mg) SDW (mg) TDM (mg) LA (cm2) Total chlorophyll (Spad reading)
P1 0.30a (±0.014) 33.5a (±1.54) 46.4d (±2.14) 69a (±3.16) 115 17.5 (±0.81) 20a (±0.92)
P2 0.25 (±0.012) 26.0b-e (±1.19) 78.4 (±3.61) 45b (±2.06) 123 14.8 (±0.68) 19b (±0.88)
P4 0.28 (±0.013) 23.7e (±1.09) 58c (±2.66) 44b (±2.03) 102 10.0ef (±0.46) 13 (±0.6)
P5 0.20d (±0.009) 23.7e (±1.09) 57c (±2.62) 37cd (±1.71) 94 11.3b-f (±0.52) 1d (±0.78)
P13 0.22c (±0.010) 24.2de (±1.11) 43e (±1.98) 39c (±1.81) 82 10.8c-f (±0.5) 15 (±0.69)
P14 0.20d (±0.009) 25.1c-e (±1.15) 44de(±2.03) 38cd (±1.73) 82 10.4d-f (±0.48) 14 (±0.65)
P17 0.30a (±0.014) 36.2 (±1.66) 69.1a (±3.18) 83.1 (±3.83) 152 31.6 (±1.46) 23 (±1.06)
P20 0.20d (±0.009) 31.1a (±1.43) 44de (±2.04) 62.1 (±2.86) 106 22 (±1.01) 20a (±0.92)
P21 0.20d (±0.009) 25.3c-e (±1.16) 56c (±2.58) 45b (±2.07) 101 12.4ab (±0.57) 17d (±0.78)
P22 0.23b (±0.011) 32.2a (±1.48) 63.6b (±2.93) 68a (±3.15) 132 27 (±1.24) 22 (±1.01)
P23 0.23b (±0.011) 28.2b (±1.3) 61b (±2.81) 67a (±3.08) 128 24 (±1.11) 21 (±0.97)
P28 0.18 (±0.008) 24.5c-e (±1.29) 61b (±2.81) 38cd (±1.76) 99 12.8a (±0.59) 19b (±0.88)
P29 0.22c (±0.010) 25.2c-e (±1.16) 56c (±2.58) 35d (±1.63) 91 12.2a-c (±0.56) 18c (±0.83)
P35 0.20d (±0.009) 26.8bc (±1.23) 66.9a (±3.08) 44b (±2.04) 111 12.4ab (±0.57) 18c (±0.83)
Control 0.17 (±0.008) 20.2 (±0.93) 30 (±1.38) 31.1 (±1.43) 61 9.8f(±0.45) 8 (±0.37)
LSD 0.08 2.4 2.6 3.3   1.4 0.82
CV% 19.10 17.7 23 32   43.3 22.2
values superscribed by same letter are not significantly different according to fisher’s lsd test (P<0.05). values in the parentheses are standard errors of means.
RV=Root volume; RL=Root length; SL=Shoot length; RDW/ SDW= Root, shoot dry weight TDM=Total Dry Mass; R-S ratio=Root-shoot ratio; LA= Leaf area
*means of two independent experiments with six replicates each time. values in the parentheses are standard errors of means.
Table 5: Plant growth of sorghum as influenced by seed bacterization with fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. (30 days after sowing).