Table 3 Growth characteristics of Lpb. plantarum ATCC 14917 and Lb. rhamnosus ATCC 7469 on different oligosaccharide sources segregated by type of crop

5.09 ± 0.03^a

4.84 ± 0.10^ab

9.06 ± 0.05^bcd

8.22 ± 0.02^f

0.38 ± 0.01^a

0.32 ± 0.01^a

5.06 ± 0.06^a

4.76 ± 0.11^b

9.03 ± 0.03^bcde

8.23 ± 0.02^f

0.38 ± 0.01^a

0.33 ± 0.01^a

5.11 ± 0.12^a

4.86 ± 0.07^a

8.95 ± 0.10^cde

8.23 ± 0.03^f

0.37 ± 0.00^a

0.32 ± 0.01^a

5.05 ± 0.08^a

5.05 ± 0.31^a

9.06 ± 0.05^bcd

8.94 ± 0.08^a

0.39 ± 0.01^a

0.37 ± 0.03^a

5.14 ± 0.18^a

5.06 ± 0.29^a

9.03 ± 0.02^bcde

9.01 ± 0.03^a

0.37 ± 0.02^a

0.38 ± 0.03^a

5.06 ± 0.4^a

5.01 ± 0.23^a

9.08 ± 0.03^abc

8.99 ± 0.05^a

0.38 ± 0.04^a

0.38 ± 0.02^a

5.04 ± 0.14^a

4.94 ± 0.17^a

9.24 ± 0.01^a

8.45 ± 0.08^d

0.41 ± 0.01^a

0.34 ± 0.01^a

5.13 ± 0.17^a

4.79 ± 0.13^a

9.22 ± 0.05^a

8.48 ± 0.04 ^cd

0.40 ± 0.02^a

0.35 ± 0.02^a

5.46 ± 0.01^a

4.86 ± 0.18^a

9.23 ± 0.04^a

8.44 ± 0.06^de

0.36 ± 0.01^a

0.35 ± 0.02^a

5.09 ± 0.39^a

5.04 ± 0.30^a

9.04 ± 0.12^bcde

8.52 ± 0.07^bcd

0.38 ± 0.05^a

0.33 ± 0.03^a

5.08 ± 0.38^a

4.93 ± 0.16^a

8.89 ± 0.03^e

8.66 ± 0.13^bc

0.37 ± 0.04^a

0.36 ± 0.01^a

4.96 ± 0.32^a

4.99 ± 0.20^a

8.91 ± 0.06^de

8.68 ± 0.04^b

0.38 ± 0.04^a

0.35 ± 0.02^a

5.18 ± 0.02^a

5.19 ± 0.08^a

9.14 ± 0.04^ab

8.14 ± 0.01^f

0.38 ± 0.01^a

0.28 ± 0.01^b