Parameters/Treatments Shoot Length (cm) Root Length (cm) No. of Nodules per plant Nodule Dry Weight (g) per plant
    Nematode infested (1,000J2)   Nematode infested (1,000J2)   Nematode infested (1,000J2)   Nematode infested (1,000J2)
1 (Without nematode) 27.53 ± 0.38 27.53 ± 0.38 6.66 ± 0.14 6.66 ± 0.14 4.33 ± 0.33 4.33 ± 0.33 0.02 ± 0.003 0.02 ± 0.003
2 *28.40 ± 0.60 24.36 ± 0.24 8.73 ± 0.27 8.20 ± 0.05 6.66 ± 0.33 *4.66 ± 0.33 0.043 ± 0.003 0.03± 0.003
3 29.46 ± 0.31 *26.93 ± 0.27 10.46 ± 0.32 9.16 ± 0.08 9.33 ± 0.33 6.66 ± 0.33 0.070 ± 0.017 0.05 ± 0.01
4 33.10 ± 0.60 31.33 ± 0.27 12.13 ± 0.14 10.86 ± 0.33 9.66 ± 0.33 7.66 ± 0.33 0.110 ± 0.005 0.10 ± 0.005
5 36.76 ± 0.33 34.36 ± 0.28 14.40 ± 0.25 13.13 ± 0.14 13.66 ± 0.33 10.33 ± 0.33 0.140 ± 0.003 0.12 ± 0.01
6 *27.86 ± 0.33 23.13 ± 0.26 8.50 ± 0.15 *7.36 ± 0.12 *5.00 ± 0.57 4.33 ± 0.33 0.030 ± 0.01 0.02 ± 0.01
7 *28.36 ± 0.58 23.83 ± 0.18 9.46 ± 0.27 8.26 ± 0.16 7.66 ± 0.33 6.33 ± 0.33 0.046 ± 0.005 0.013 ± 0.003
8 31.60  ± 0.26 *28.73 ± 0.20 10.20 ± 0.08 9.60 ± 0.05 9.33 ± 0.33 7.33 ± 0.33 0.093 ± 0.006 0.07 ± 0.005
9 32.61 ± 0.16 32.30 ± 0.17 12.20 ± 0.37 12.20 ± 0.05 12.33 ± 0.33 9.33 ± 0.33 0.133 ± 0.003 0.130 ± 0.01
S.E. ± 0.74 ± 0.73 ± 0.43 ± 0.40 ± 0.58 ± 0.40 ± 0.008 ± 0.009
LSD (0.05) 1.56 1.54 0.91 0.84 1.22 0.84 0.01 0.01
*Non-significant
Table 1: Effect of P. fluorescens, B. subtilis and urea on the growth attributes of Vigna mungo L. infested by M. incognita.