Plant Growth Promoting and Abiotic Stress Tolerant Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Rhizobial Isolates from Some Areas of South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia
Table 2
Performance of selected Rhizobium isolates on potted sterilized sand under greenhouse conditions.
Isolate code
NN
NDW
SDW
SL
SE
Status
WuCR-1
34.67 ± 10.69d-j
0.15 ± 0.046a-e
0.84 ± 0.33b-e
22.00 ± 2.65bc
20.74
IE
WuCR-2
37.00 ± 16.52d-i
0.12 ± 0.049b-h
0.69 ± 0.37c-k
20.33 ± 2.31 b-e
17.05
IE
WuCR-3
26.67 ± 6.03f-k
0.14 ± 0.030a-f
0.64 ± 0.14d-l
18.17 ± 1.26 c-g
88.94
HE
WuCR-7
7.67 ± 3.21lm
0.04 ± 0.029hi
0.26 ± 0.04 l
10.33 ± 0.29 j-l
35.94
LE
WuCR-8
18.67 ± 3.79j-l
0.07 ± 0.010e-i
0.30 ± 0.08j-l
11.50 ± 1.80 i-l
41.47
LE
WuCR-10
18.67 ± 9.61j-l
0.11 ± 0.067b-h
0.39 ± 0.03g-l
16.00 ± 3.61 d-i
53.46
E
WuCR-11
15.33 ± 6.03k-m
0.12 ± 0.035b-h
0.38 ± 0.14g-l
14.17 ± 3.21 f-k
53
E
WuCR-12
12.00 ± 1.73k-m
0.08 ± 0.015d-i
0.31 ± 0.02i-l
11.83 ± 1.53 i-l
43.32
LE
WuCR-14
23.00 ± 4.36g-l
0.13 ± 0.015a-g
0.58 ± 0.03d-l
17.33 ± 1.53 c-h
80.18
HE
WuCR-15
39.67 ± 15.04d-h
0.13 ± 0.035b-h
0.78 ± 0.26b-g
17.33 ± 4.93 c-h
107.4
HE
WuCR-16
27.00 ± 14.11e-k
0.10 ± 0.068b-h
0.49 ± 0.21e-l
15.53 ± 2.34e-j
67.74
E
WuCR-17
59.67 ± 25.50a-c
0.17 ± 0.081ab
1.07 ± 0.45bc
22.17 ± 2.93bc
148.4
HE
WuCR-18
20.00 ± 7.55i-l
0.11 ± 0.079b-h
0.81 ± 0.08b-f
19.33 ± 2.57c-f
112
HE
WuCR-19
37.67 ± 13.87d-i
0.13 ± 0.010b-g
0.84 ± 0.22b-e
20.50 ± 3.04b-e
116.1
HE
WuCR-20
46.00 ± 11.79 cd
0.13 ± 0.032a-g
1.12 ± 0.26 b
21.17 ± 1.61b-d
154.8
HE
WuCR-21
11.33 ± 9.45k-m
0.06 ± 0.057f-i
0.35 ± 0.05h-l
13.67 ± 1.53g-k
48.85
LE
WuCR-23
44.00 ± 6.56c-f
0.16 ± 0.035a-c
0.89 ± 0.17b-e
20.53 ± 0.25b-e
123.5
HE
WuCR-25
12.33 ± 13.32k-m
0.04 ± 0.044hi
0.28 ± 0.08 kl
11.33 ± 3.33i-l
38.71
LE
WuCR-27
7.33 ± 5.13lm
0.04 ± 0.035hi
0.25 ± 0.02 l
11.83 ± 0.58i-l
35.02
LE
WuCR-30
22.00 ± 5.57hi
0.10 ± 0.020b-h
0.74 ± 0.10b-h
18.17 ± 0.76c-g
101.8
HE
WuCR-31
41.67 ± 7.37d-f
0.14 ± 0.015a-f
0.81 ± 0.05b-f
20.17 ± 1.26b-e
112
HE
WuCR-32
40.67 ± 10.79d-g
0.14 ± 0.031a-f
0.82 ± 0.16b-f
17.50 ± 0.50c-h
112.9
HE
WuCR-33
11.00 ± 3.61k-m
0.05 ± 0.010g-i
0.24 ± 0.02 l
10.17 ± 1.61 kl
33.64
IE
WuCR-34
15.00 ± 9.85k-m
0.12 ± 0.062b-h
0.30 ± 0.11i-l
12.83 ± 5.13h-k
41.94
LE
WuCR-35
13.33 ± 1.53k-m
0.12 ± 0.057b-h
0.40 ± 0.06f-l
15.63 ± 1.95e-i
55.3
E
WuCR-36
67.00 ± 8.00a
0.21 ± 0.040a
1.70 ± 0.73a
29.33 ± 3.06a
234.6
HE
WuCR-37
15.00 ± 6.56k-m
0.08 ± 0.040c-h
0.34 ± 0.14h-l
13.10 ± 3.50g-k
47.47
LE
WuCR-38
61.00 ± 5.29ab
0.16 ± 0.025a-d
0.95 ± 0.13b-d
24.50 ± 0.50 b
130.9
HE
WuCR-39
15.67 ± 5.69k-m
0.15 ± 0.035a-e
0.41 ± 0.28f-l
14.23 ± 3.16f-k
56.22
E
WuCR-40
21.00 ± 6.24i-l
0.11 ± 0.064b-h
0.48 ± 0.18e-l
18.33 ± 3.88c-g
66.36
E
WuCR-41
45.00 ± 7.94b-e
0.14 ± 0.012a-e
0.71 ± 0.05b-j
20.50 ± 1.32b-e
97.7
HE
WuCR-42
15.00 ± 8.19k-m
0.08 ± 0.060c-h
0.25 ± 0.10 l
13.33 ± 4.80g-k
34.56
LE
WuCR-47
35.67 ± 9.07d-j
0.11 ± 0.015b-h
0.61 ± 0.05d-l
18.07 ± 1.68c-h
83.87
HE
WuCR-48
43.33 ± 3.79c-f
0.14 ± 0.036a-f
0.75 ± 0.16b-h
17.83 ± 2.25c-h
103.2
HE
+ Cont.
0.00 ± 0.00 m
0.00 ± 0.000i
0.72 ± 0.31b-i
17.17 ± 5.25c-h
100
HE
− Cont.
0.00 ± 0.00 m
0.00 ± 0.000i
0.26 ± 0.05 l
7.27 ± 0.25 l
35.4
LE
Key : The means followed by the same letters on the same column are not significantly different at . WuCR = Wollo University Chickpea Rhizobia, NN = Nodule Number, NDW= Nodule Dry Weight, SDW = Shoot Dry Weigh, SL = Shoot Length, SE = Symbiotic Effectiveness, HE = Highly Effective, E = Effective, LE = Less Effective, IE, ineffective, + Cont. = positive Control, Cont. = Negative Control.
