Table 2 Effect of in vivo co-cultivation of B. monnieri L. with P. indica on growth, biomass production, and Bacoside A content

6 ± 1^b

11 ± 2^a

13 ± 2^b

21 ± 3^a

32 ± 3^b

70 ± 5^a

11 ± 2^b

17 ± 3^a

18 ± 2^b

31 ± 4^a

22 ± 4^b

49 ± 6^a

26 ± 2^b

67 ± 6^a

116 ± 5^b

287 ± 3^a

211 ± 8^b

494 ± 6^a

58 ± 4^b

134 ± 5^a

238 ± 6^b

580 ± 7^a

427 ± 10^b

998 ± 16^a

9.71 ± 0.06^b

15.2 ± 0.7^a

12.64 ± 0.08^b

23.12 ± 0.17^a

18.31 ± 0.14^b

28.65 ± 0.18^a

2.2 ± 0.23^b

21.1 ± 0.90^a

7.51 ± 0.16^b

32.12 ± 1.62^a

16.33 ± 0.58^b

40.49 ± 0.29^a

0.17 ± 0.04^b

1.93 ± 0.08^a

0.58 ± 0.05^b

2.92 ± 0.08^a

1.25 ± 0.07^b

3.68 ± 0.04^a

0.003 ± 0.001

0.006 ± 0.002

0.003 ± 0.001

0.0012 ± 0.001

0.01 ± 0.002 ^a

0.003 ± 0.001_b