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Table 4 Mean comparison of gall and egg mass indices in greenhouse experiment

From: Potential of some endophytic bacteria in biological control of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita

Treatments

Gall index (GI)

Egg mass index (MI)

C2

0 a

0 a

B1

4.5 b

3.5 b

B2

5.0 c

4.25 cd

B3

5.0 c

4.75 d

B4

4.5 b

3.75 bc

B5

5.0 c

4.25 cd

B6

5.0 c

3.5 b

C1

5.0 c

4.5 d

  1. *Means with same letter are not significantly different according to Duncan’s test (P ≤ 0.05)
  2. B1 (B. wiedmannii + nematode), B2 (P. thivervalensis + nematode), B3 (P. thivervalensis + nematode), B4 (S. liquefaciens + nematode), B5 (P. chlororaphis + nematode), B6 (P. fluorescens + nematode), C1 (nematode only), and C2 (without bacteria and nematode)