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Table 6 Effect of PSB inoculum on in vitro rice length of internode

From: The growth response of rice (Oryza sativa L. var. FARO 44) in vitro after inoculation with bacterial isolates from a typical ferruginous ultisol

Inoculum

Length of internode (cm)

1WAS

2WAS

3WAS

4WAS

A/10

Not present

3.1 ± 0.26a

4.3 ± 0.25a

5.1 ± 0.11a

A/7.5

Not present

2.0 ± 0.26b

3.2 ± 0.33b

4.1 ± 0.56b

A/5

Not present

0.8 ± 0.26c

2.7 ± 0.22c

3.3 ± 0.11c

B/10

Not present

0.3 ± 0.23c

1.1 ± 0.12d

2.2 ± 0.22d

B/7.5

Not present

0.0 ± 0.03c

1.2 ± 0.22d

1.9 ± 0.34e

B/5

Not present

Not present

0.5 ± 0.11e

0.8 ± 0.54f

C/10

Not present

1.6 ± 0.23b

3.4 ± 0.43b

3.7 ± 0.11c

C/7.5

Not present

1.5 ± 0.12b

2.9 ± 0.13c

3.2 ± 0.44c

C/5

Not present

0.7 ± 0.31c

2.2 ± 0.54c

2.6 ± 0.77d

D/10

Not present

Not present

0.3 ± 0.56e

1.1 ± 0.32g

  1. DAS = Days after sowing, WAS = Weeks after sowing. Results with similar alphabetic superscripts on same column did not differ from each other (p>0.05). A10, A7.5 and A5.0 = 10 ml, 7.5 ml and 5.0 ml of Bacillus sp., respectively. B10, B7.5 and B5.0 = 10 ml, 7.5 ml and 5.0 ml Proteus sp., respectively. C10, C7.5 and C5.0 = 10 ml, 7.5 ml and 5.0 ml of Klebsiella sp., respectively. D10= 10 ml of control.