Table 2 Effects of NPK, Azotobacter chroococcum and Bacillus wiedmannii NRC211 on peanut plant growth parameters cv Giza 6 infested with Meloidogyne javanica under field conditions
Treatments | #Freq. of app | Plant Fresh weight (g) | %Inc | Plant dry weight (g) | %Inc | No. of pods/plant | %Inc | Pods weight/plant (g) | %Inc | weight of 200 seeds (g) | %Change | Yield/ton/Feddan | %Inc | Oil content g/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NPK | 1 2 3 | 252 f 351 d 386 d | 73.7 142.0 166.2 | 61.0 n 126 a 134 d | 110.3 334.4 362.0 | 32 j 56 g 63 de | 39.1 143.4 173.9 | 167 j 500 b 591 a | 234.0 900.0 1082.0 | 220 o 290 g 365 b | – 31.8 65.9 | 7.0 hi 14.9 c 23.7 a | 117.4 363.0 634.8 | 41.6 37.8 38.8 |
Az | 1 2 3 | 260 f 340 d 380 c | 79.3 134.4 162.0 | 69.0 m 85.0 i 155 b | 137.9 193.1 434.4 | 52 h 67 ef 82 a | 126.0 191.3 256.5 | 121 n 205 hi 255 f | 142.0 310.0 410.0 | 182 q 243 m 297 f | − 17.2 10.4 35.0 | 4.5 im 8.5 gh 13.9 cd | 39.1 165.2 330.4 | 43.3 39.6 35.9 |
Bw | 1 2 3 | 210 g 270 f 317 e | 44.8 86.2 118.6 | 54.0 o 76.0 l 94.0 h | 86.2 162.0 224.1 | 60 f 66 cd 77 b | 160.9 186.9 234.7 | 166 j 215 h 257 f | 232.0 330.0 414.0 | 226 n 263 j 310 d | 2.7 19.5 40.9 | 4.5 im 6.7 hi 12.0 cd | 39.1 108.7 273.9 | 42.1 38.1 37.5 |
Az + Bw | 1 2 3 | 201 g 363 f 314 e | 38.6 81.3 116.5 | 43.0 p 81.0 j 113 f | 48.2 179.3 289.6 | 40 i 54 gh 64 de | 73.9 134.7 178.2 | 127 mn 155 i 196 i | 154.0 210.0 292.0 | 165 r 182 q 266 j | − 25.0 − 17.2 20.9 | 8.6 gh 11.1 de 14.4 cd | 167.4 245.7 345.7 | 44.7 46.1 40.9 |
NPK + Az | 1 2 3 | 146 h 313 e 402 b | 0.68 115.8 177.2 | 33.0 g 74.0 l 102 g | 13.8 155.1 251.7 | 33 j 69 c 82 a | 43.4 200.0 256.5 | 137 lm 262 f 399 c | 174.0 424.0 698.0 | 251 L 280 h 380 a | 14.0 27.2 72.7 | 9.1 fg 12.7 cd 22.8 a | 182.6 293.5 608.7 | 40.7 45.5 47.4 |
NPK + Bw | 1 2 3 | 261 f 297 e 408 b | 80.0 104.8 181.3 | 52.0 o 83.0 ig 142.0 c | 79.3 186.2 389.6 | 37 i 52 h 62 ef | 60.8 126.0 169.5 | 122 n 232 g 302 e | 164.0 364.0 504.0 | 252 L 287 g 325 c | 14.5 30.4 47.7 | 5.3 jl 8.5 gh 12.3 cd | 63.0 165.2 282.6 | 42.4 43.5 47.3 |
NPK + Az + Bw | 1 2 3 | 316 e 413 b 499 a | 117.9 184.8 244.1 | 74 l 91.0 h 161 a | 155.1 213.7 455.1 | 39 i 62 ef 74 b | 69.5 169.0 221.9 | 144 L 199 i 350 d | 188.0 298.0 600.0 | 195 p 270 i 301 e | − 11.3 22.7 36.8 | 5.7 ij 9.6 ef 19.3 b | 76.1 197.8 494.8 | 43.3 43.6 40.7 |
Control | 145 h | – | 29 r | – | 23 l | – | 500 | – | 220 o | – | 3.2 m | – | 39.8 |