Isolation and efficacy of native chitinolytic rhizobacteria for biocontrol activities against Fusarium wilt and plant growth promotion in pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.)

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Effect of seed inoculation with efficient chitinolytic bacteria on fresh biomasses of pigeon pea plants under pathogen pre-challenged conditions

Treatments	Fresh plant biomasses (mg)
Treatments	Shoot biomasses	% change over pathogen control	Root biomasses	% change over pathogen control
T-1	1023.66 ± 37.69^BC	24.63	136.66 ± 10.83^CD	41.38
T-2	1256.33 ± 12.33^AB	52.96	183.66 ± 9.61^B	90
T-3	821.33 ± 36.19^C	0.00	96.66 ± 6.96^D	0.00
T-4	811.33 ± 24.74^C	− 1.22	115.66 ± 8.76^CD	19.66
T-5	758.33 ± 13.69^C	− 7.67	103.66 ± 9.93^CD	7.24
T-6	1407.66 ± 42.35^A	71.39	206.33 ± 9.38^AB	113.45
T-7	910.00 ± 17.77^BC	10.80	143.00 ± 5.85^C	47.93
T-8	1507.00 ± 51.39^A	83.48	242.66 ± 13.93^A	151.03

Note: Values following with the same letter are not significantly different according to DMRT test at P ≤ 0.05