Table 4 Impact of bacterial endophyte PMRBE6 on yield attributes of pearl millet under screen house conditions
Treatments | Kharif 2017 | Kharif 2018 | Pooled mean | |||||||||||||||
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Yield (g/plant) | Test weight (g) | Yield (g/plant) | Test weight (g) | Yield (g/plant) | Test weight (g) | |||||||||||||
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 | 86.3 | 85.8 | 37.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 67.5 | 69.5 | 46.3 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 76.9 | 77.7 | 41.9 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.1 |
Seed treatment + Foliar spray with PMRBE6 | 88.0 | 86.3 | 37.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 68.5 | 70.3 | 48.0 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 42.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 7.9 |
Seed treatment with metalaxyl | 87.3 | 68.3 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 68.5 | 69.8 | 28.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 77.9 | 69.1 | 29.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.4 |
Seed treatment with metalaxyl + Foliar spray with metalaxyl | 88.3 | 72.0 | 29.5 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 69.0 | 70.8 | 26.5 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 78.7 | 71.4 | 28.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 7.5 |
Control | 52.8 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 58.8 | 56.3 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 55.8 | 54.9 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 |
CD at (1%) | 6.2 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | NS | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |