Table 1 Root-associated rhizobacterial densities in root-knot nematode (RKN) infected and uninfected tomato in polyhouse cultivation
Culture media | Isolation source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RKN uninfected tomato roots | RKN infected tomato roots | Total isolates selected | |||
CFU g−1 root × 104* | Distinct selected colonies | CFU g−1 root × 104* | Distinct selected colonies | ||
SPCA | 91.6 ± 2.6a | 20.00 | 54.6 ± 2.5a | 13.00 | 33.00 |
SEA | 78 ± 2.4b | 10.00 | 40.4 ± 3.3b | 12.00 | 22.00 |
Kings B | 84 ± 1.3b | 15.00 | 46.4 ± 2.4ab | 10.00 | 25.00 |
CD | 2.2 | 2.2 | |||
F Value | 2322.67 | 846.89 | |||
Pr (> F) | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | |||