Table 3 Effect of PGPR isolates applied as soil drenching and bare root dipping prior transplanting on tomato plant growth infested by M. incognita in pot experiment under polyhouse condition

Ba

158.50 ± 4.03^a

148.75 ± 2.10^b

223.75 ± 2.63^ab

218.50 ± 1.32^a

27.50 ± 0.65^b

24.25 ± 1.18^bc

29.73 ± 0.94^a

30.15 ± 0.38^a

Bs

165.00 ± 4.42^a

151.75 ± 4.07^ab

227.75 ± 5.02^a

214.75 ± 3.07^a

27.25 ± 1.44^b

26.00 ± 0.82^b

30.04 ± 1.03^a

29.98 ± 0.18^a

Pa

153.50 ± 6.38^a

144.25 ± 4.40^b

224.25 ± 2.06^ab

220.00 ± 2.89^a

25.50 ± 0.96^b

23.00 ± 0.71^c

28.60 ± 1.39^a

30.64 ± 1.13^a

Ba + Bs + Pa

165.00 ± 3.49^a

158.50 ± 2.40^a

226.50 ± 2.90^a

217.00 ± 3.94^a

28.00 ± 1.08^b

29.25 ± 1.18^a

29.31 ± 0.78^a

30.48 ± 0.32^a

VP

154. 25 ± 3.20^a

152.25 ± 1.89^ab

210.75 ± 1.25^b

208.75 ± 3.75^ab

30.75 ± 0.85^a

26.75 ± 1.11^ab

30.40 ± 0.85^a

31.29 ± 0.77^a

UTIC

120.25 ± 3.35^c

167.50 ± 8.29^d

21.75 ± 0.75^c

31.10 ± 0.82^b

F value

16.652

17.328

23.298

16.459

8.616

7.655

9.062

20.618

CV

5.458

4.329

4.351

4.494

6.961

7.279

6.533

4.542

CD (0.05)

12.054

9.189

13.507

13.630

2.742

2.719

2.771

1.969