Table 4 Biochemical compounds in cowpea grown under screen house conditions and infected with root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, as affected by Bacillus subtilis, B. pumilus, and Pseudomonas fluorescens isolates

B. subtilis (Bs₁)

1.54ef

0.68d

0.12a

2.34d

2.94b

1.43ef

B. subtilis (Bs₂)

1.63de

0.62d

0.14a

2.39d

2.91b

1.45e

B. pumilus (Bp₁)

3.11a

1.20a

0.29a

4.60a

3.62a

1.42f

B. pumilus (Bp₂)

1.61de

0.65d

0.11a

2.37d

3.11b

1.51d

P. fluorescens (Pf₁)

2.23b

0.93b

0.18a

3.34b

3.15b

1.62b

P. fluorescens (Pf₂)

1.69de

0.66d

0.17a

2.52cd

3.01b

1.59c

Carbofuran 10%

1.88c

0.69cd

0.15a

2.72c

2.53c

1.67a

Medium only

1.72cd

0.66d

0.29a

2.66c

2.17d

1.41f

Nematode only (control)

1.40f

0.57d

0.14a

2.11e

1.87c

1.18g