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T1=Control> 0.021a)> 0.09> 0.019> 0.07>
T2=RH-33> 0.027> 0.11> 0.025> 0.09>
T3=RH-32> 0.028> 0.11> 0.023> 0.09>
T4=RH-31> 0.027> 0.12> 0.026> 0.09>
T5=RH-33+RH-32> 0.031> 0.13> 0.029> 0.10>
T6=RH-33+RH-31> 0.033> 0.14> 0.031> 0.11>
T7=RH-32+RH-31> 0.034> 0.15> 0.031> 0.11>
T8=RH-33+RH-32+RH-31> 0.039> 0.16> 0.034> 0.12>
Treatments (T)> ***> ***> ***> ***>
Application methods (AM)> ***> **> NS> ***>
Pathogen> ***> **> ***> ***>
Treatments X AM> NS> NS> NS> NS>
Treatments X Pathogen> NS> *> NS> *>
Pathogen X AM> ***> NS> NS> NS>
S.E. Treatment means (P)> 0.001> 0.002> 0.0009> 0.002>
LSD Treatment means (5%)> 0.002> 0.005> 0.0015> 0.004>
aAverage of three pathogen (n=3). NS Non-significant; LSD Least significant differences of means at P=0.05 by ANOVA test. *P<0.05. **P<0.01.***P<0.001.
S.E.Standard error of treatment means.
Pathogens=Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina.
RH-31=Paenibacillus illinoisensis.
RH-32=Bacillus subtilis.
RH-33=Pseudomonas psychrotolerans.
Table 3: Root dry weight (g) as affected by various types of rhizobacterial isolates under individual and combined application method on the root pathogen in Chickpea.