Table 8 Effect of Purpureocillium lilacinum strains on plant growth parameters of chickpea

IIPR-Pl-1

28.77 ± 2.47^bc (46.36)

4.6 ± 0.43^bcde (69.57)

16.67 ± 2.14^bc (32.98)

2.44 ± 0.09^abc (83.20)

IIPR-Pl-2

25.37 ± 1.90^c (39.17)

4.8 ± 0.97^bc (70.83)

13.80 ± 1.53 ^cd (19.06)

2.38 ± 0.05^bc (82.77)

IIPR-Pl-3

24.13 ± 1.55^c (36.06)

4.7 ± 0.15^bcd (70.21)

15.50 ± 0.80 ^cd (27.94)

2.20 ± 0.04^bcd (81.36)

IIPR-Pl-4

25.40 ± 1.80^c (39.25)

3.3 ± 0.43^de (57.58)

14.43 ± 1.90 ^cd (22.61)

2.10 ± 0.11^bcd (80.48)

IIPR-Pl-5

22.37 ± 2.65^c (31.01)

3.2 ± 0.17^e (56.25)

15.80 ± 1.34 ^cd (29.30)

1.73 ± 0.05 ^cd (76.30)

IIPR-Pl-6

27.90 ± 2.95^bc (44.70)

3.4 ± 0.66^de (58.82)

14.37 ± 0.85 ^cd (22.25)

1.42 ± 0.21^d (71.13)

IIPR-Pl-7

25.47 ± 3.42^c (39.41)

3.7 ± 0.20^cde (62.16)

16.13 ± 1.35^bc (30.76)

1.77 ± 0.11^bcd (76.84)

IIPR-Pl-8

22.77 ± 3.18^c (32.23)

4.7 ± 0.58^bcd (70.21)

14.50 ± 1.20^cd (22.97)

1.93 ± 0.53^bcd (78.76)

IIPR-Pl-9

32.77 ± 2.12^ab (52.91)

3.6 ± 0.58^cde (61.11)

15.00 ± 0.65^cd (25.53)

1.83 ± 0.69^bcd (77.60)

IIPR-Pl-11

35.87 ± 0.47^a (56.98)

5.7 ± 0.11^ab (75.44)

19.97 ± 1.36^b (44.06)

2.69 ± 0.17^ab (84.76)

Carbofuran

37.17 ± 1.15^a (58.48)

6.8 ± 0.45^a (79.41)

24.70 ± 2.12^a (44.06)

3.33 ± 0.58^a (87.69)

Control

15.43 ± 1.15^d (0.0)

1.4 ± 0.32^f (0.0)

11.67 ± 0.47^e (0.0)

0.41 ± 0.05^e (0.0)

Pooled S.D

2.26

0.20

1.41

0.32

P (α = 0.05)

0.001

0.001

0.001

0.001