Table 3 Efficacy of consortia of Bacillus cereus HSTUB 17, Trichoderma harzianum and Calotropis gigantea on different agronomic traits of brinjal at different days of observations
Treatments | Plant height (cm) | Number of branches/plants | Number of fruits/plants | Yield (ton/ha)* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 DAT* | 50 DAT* | 70 DAT* | 30 DAT* | 50 DAT* | 70 DAT* | 70 DAT* | 90 DAT* | ||
Ctrl | 28.17 ± 0.29cd | 44.67 ± 0.58f | 51.33 ± 0.58e | 6.17 ± 0.58d | 7.50 ± 0.50e | 7.83 ± 0.29e | 2.67 ± 0.58f | 4.00 ± 0.50e | 9.56 ± 2.69cd |
NCtrl | 27.60 ± 0.53d | 42.67 ± 0.58g | 49.67 ± 1.53e | 4.75 ± 0.66d | 5.33 ± 1.04f | 6.50 ± 0.50f | 2.76 ± 0.24f | 3.75 ± 0.25e | 6.22 ± 0.77d |
Cg | 28.93 ± 0.12bc | 45.50 ± 0.50ef | 51.33 ± 0.58e | 6.08 ± 0.88e | 8.25 ± 0.25d | 8.50 ± 0.50de | 4.17 ± 0.29e | 4.67 ± 0.58de | 13.56 ± 1.02bc |
Bc | 29.17 ± 0.29bc | 46.43 ± 0.40de | 53.00 ± 1.00d | 6.67 ± 0.76cd | 8.33 ± 0.29cd | 9.17 ± 0.29cd | 4.33 ± 0.29de | 4.92 ± 0.88cde | 14.44 ± 1.93b |
Th | 28.97 ± 1.00bc | 46.67 ± 0.58d | 54.33 ± 0.58cd | 6.75 ± 0.43cd | 8.50 ± 0.50cd | 8.83 ± 0.29d | 4.75 ± 0.25cde | 5.67 ± 0.62cd | 15.78 ± 4.44b |
Bc + Cg | 29.77 ± 0.20b | 47.6 ± 0.58c | 54.00 ± 1.00cd | 7.00 ± 1.00cd | 9.00 ± 0.00bc | 9.83 ± 0.76bc | 5.16 ± 0.76cd | 6.00 ± 1.00c | 16.67 ± 3.33b |
Bc + Th | 29.67 ± 0.58b | 48.50 ± 0.50bc | 55.00 ± 1.00c | 7.50 ± 0.50bc | 9.33 ± 0.58ab | 9.83 ± 0.76bc | 5.58 ± 0.52bc | 7.33 ± 0.58b | 17.78 ± 2.77b |
Bc + Th + Cg | 29.73 ± 0.64b | 49.17 ± 0.76ab | 56.67 ± 0.58b | 8.17 ± 0.76ab | 9.83 ± 0.29a | 10.33 ± 0.29ab | 6.58 ± 0.52a | 8.67 ± 0.58ab | 25.56 ± 1.93a |
Strp | 30.83 ± 0.29a | 49.63 ± 0.63a | 58.67 ± 1.15a | 9.00 ± 0.50a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.75 ± 0.43a | 6.17 ± 0.29ab | 8.33 ± 0.58a | 25.56 ± 1.93a |