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Table 2 Effects of single application of BIM-001 and BY2 isolates on Beauveria bassiana on wheat growth

From: Can Beauveria bassiana reduce the root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus thornei, infection on wheat?

Parameters

Isolates

Spore Concentration

Plant length (cm)

Plant wet weight (g)

Root length (cm)

Root wet weight (g)

Mean ± Standard Error*

BIM-001

108

50.9 ± 1.2a

2.7 ± 0.1a

24.9 ± 0.8a

2.1 ± 0.1a

107

44.8 ± 1.0b

2.0 ± 0.1b

18.6 ± 0.8b

1.6 ± 0.1b

106

37.9 ± 0.7c

1.5 ± 0.0bc

16.2 ± 0.9b

0.8 ± 0.1c

Control

35.8 ± 1.1c

1.3 ± 0.0c

17.3 ± 0.7b

1.1 ± 0.0c

BY2

108

48.1 ± 0.8A

2.4 ± 0.1A

24.0 ± 0.7A

1.7 ± 0.0A

107

42.1 ± 0.8B

2.1 ± 0.1A

20.3 ± 1.1B

1.5 ± 0.0A

106

36.9 ± 0.7C

1.6 ± 0.0B

17.7 ± 0.9B

1.0 ± 0.0B

Control

35.8 ± 1.1C

1.3 ± 0.0B

17.3 ± 0.7B

1.1 ± 0.0B

  1. Different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significantly different means for isolate BIM-001, while uppercase letters in the same column indicate significantly different means for isolate BY2 (P ≤ 0.05)