Table 3 Effect of bacterial endophyte PMRBE6 on growth attributes of pearl millet under screen house conditions
Treatments | Kharif 2017 | Kharif 2018 | Pooled mean | |||||||||||||||
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Average No. of productive tillers/plant | Plant height (cm) | Average No. of productive tillers/plant | Plant height (cm) | Average No. of productive tillers/plant | Plant height (cm) | |||||||||||||
HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | HHB 226 | HHB67 Imp | 7042S | |
Seed treatment with PMRBE6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 159.0 | 149.8 | 127.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 169.7 | 152.1 | 136.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 164.4 | 151.0 | 131.7 |
Seed treatment + Foliar spray with PMRBE6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 152.8 | 146.8 | 128.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 154.6 | 127.7 | 133.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 153.7 | 137.3 | 130.6 |
Seed treatment with metalaxyl | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 158.4 | 142.3 | 122.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 159.5 | 128.8 | 123.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 159.0 | 135.6 | 122.7 |
Seed treatment with metalaxyl + Foliar spray with metalaxyl | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 154.6 | 145.0 | 121.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 153.4 | 138.9 | 121.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 154.0 | 141.6 | 121.5 |
Control | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 140.1 | 131.8 | 120.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 129.8 | 122.6 | 115.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 135.0 | 127.2 | 121.3 |
CD at (1%) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |