Research Article
Evaluation of Bacillus Strains for Plant Growth Promotion and Predictability of Efficacy by In Vitro Physiological Traits
Table 5
Growth promotion effects of five Bacillus strains on wheat plants in 3w greenhouse pot experiments, with the two strains having the highest measurements for each parameter indicated with shading.
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sShoot height data for trial 3 not presented because no strains caused an increase compared to the control based on Dunnett’s test and there was no significant treatment effect in the ANOVA. tPercentage increase of a growth variable by bacterial treatment compared to the control. uGSF = growth stimulation frequency; frequency at which a strain increased growth (at 95% confidence level) in all measurements across trials. vFIT2 = frequency in top 2 strains category. wNumbers followed by the same letter in each column are not significantly different at α = 0.05 according to LSD test. xNA = not applicable. Significant difference between treatment and control () according to Dunnett’s test. — = no data because strain was not tested |