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Table 1 Influence of Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis, and their mixtures on the plant length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight, and root dry weight of beetroot infected with Meloidogyne incognita, Pectobacterium betavasculorum, and Rhizoctonia solani

From: Potential of Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus subtilis, and their mixture on the management of Meloidogyne incognita, Pectobacterium betavasculorum, and Rhizoctonia solani disease complex of beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.)

Bioagents

Pathogens

Plant length (cm)

Shoot fresh weight (g)

Root fresh weight (g)

Shoot dry weight (g)

Root dry weight (g)

Control

C

51.26d

97.64d

131.51d

7.91d

10.66d

M

35.34k

60.32j

76.32l

4.89j

6.19 l

P

37.53j

64.18i

81.37k

5.20i

6.61k

R

33.21l

57.54j

73.43l

4.66j

5.96l

B. subtilis

C

55.35c

106.87c

146.46c

8.66c

11.87c

M

41.42hi

81.35gh

102.31i

6.59g

8.31i

P

43.37gh

83.44g

105.43hi

6.76g

8.56h

R

39.61i

78.57h

98.67j

6.20h

8.01j

P. putida

C

58.43b

112.62b

150.63b

9.12b

12.29b

M

43.41gh

84.33g

106.32gh

6.83fg

8.62gh

P

45.26g

87.47f

109.26g

7.09e

8.86g

R

42.81h

82.52g

103.52hi

6.68g

8.32i

B. subtilis + P. putida

C

64.53a

123.62a

163.43a

10.15a

14.22a

M

48.43ef

95.32de

125.67e

7.72de

10.19e

P

50.47de

97.21d

128.43de

7.87d

10.41de

R

47.52f

93.49e

121.37f

7.57e

9.84f

LSD p = 0.05

Bioagents (B)

1.02

1.47

1.79

0.13

0.14

Pathogens (P)

1.02

1.47

1.79

0.13

0.14

B × P

2.04

2.94

3.58

0.27

0.27

CV

3.50

2.70

3.57

2.96

2.29

  1. Data are presented as treatments mean (n = 5). The mean values within a column followed by the different letters are significantly different at p = 0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT)
  2. CV coefficient of variation, C control, M M. incognita, P P. betavasculorum, and R R. solani