Tea seedlings growth promotion by widely distributed and stress-tolerant PGPR from the acidic soils of the Kangra valley

Table 3 Growth promotion by 5 efficient PGPR in maize under controlled environment

Treatment	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)	Fresh weight (g)	Dry weight (g)
Control	55.3^a±0.08	12.3^a±0.05	2.3^a±0.1	0.4^a±0.03
IHB B 1045	60.7^c±0.06	14.7^b±0.1	3.3^c±0.05	0.7^c±0.00
IHB B 1059	60.7^c±0.03	17.7^d±0.2	3.0^b±0.05	0.6^b±0.03
IHB B 1702	60.0^b±0.03	15.1^c±0.1	3.7^d±0.05	0.7^c±0.0
IHB B 7048	61.3^d±0.05	15.3^c±0.1	3.1^b±0.05	0.6^b±0.0
IHB B 7168	60.7^c±0.01	17.7^d±0.2	3.7^d±0.02	0.7^c±0.03

Values are the mean of nine replicates±standard error of mean. Values with same letters were not significantly different from each other in each column-based on duncan's post hoc test at p≤0.01. IHB B 1045= Bacillus altitudinis; IHB B 1702= B.cereus, IHB B 1059= Pseudomonas frederiksbergensis, IHB B 7048= P. mohnii, and IHB B 7168= P. moreii

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