Table 6 Influence of fluorescent Pseudomonas on growth and nutrient content of maize after 90 days in Environment Control Chamber.

Treatment

Plant height (cm)

Shoot DW (g/plant)

Root length (cm)

Root DW (g/plant)

N

P

K

N

P

K

NP₀K

116.1^h

4.03^f

17.5^g

0.47^hi

1.83^d

0.18^j

2.50^ef

1.39^g

0.08ⁱ

0.61^d

NP_TCPK

126.4^fgh

4.38^ef

18.5^fg

0.55^hi

1.95^cd

0.24^ij

2.37^f

1.40^fg

0.14^hi

0.65^cd

NP_SSPK

135.5^bcdef

4.61^ef

20.3^efg

0.88^de

1.98^cd

0.31^hij

2.63^cdef

1.43^efg

0.25^defg

0.70^cd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 728

131.1^cdefg

^4.84ef

20.9^defg

0.64^gh

1.95^cd

0.37^efghi

2.67^cdef

1.97^ab

0.26^defg

0.93^ab

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 736

130.0^efg

4.51^ef

27.1^a

0.55^hi

2.22^abcd

0.34^ghi

3.13^abcde

2.03^a

0.21^gh

0.85^abc

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 745

145.9^ab

7.57^abc

26.6^ab

1.16^b

2.72^ab

0.64^a

3.43^ab

1.91^abc

0.40^a

0.98^a

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 747

142.0^abcde

7.79^ab

24.8^abcd

1.11^bc

2.63^abc

0.56^abc

3.10^abcde

1.84^abcde

0.32^bcde

0.86^abc

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 749

141.5^abcde

6.04^bcde

24.9^abcd

1.34^a

2.20^abcd

0.43^cdefgh

2.92^bcdef

1.50^cdefg

0.23^fg

0.74^bcd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 750

126.8^fgh

4.75^ef

20.9^defg

0.51^hi

2.18^abcd

0.57^abc

2.60^def

1.55^bcdefg

0.31^cde

0.74^bcd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 757

142.6^abcd

5.63^def

23.5^abcd

1.08^bc

2.45^abcd

0.50^abcdef

2.83^bcdef

1.63^abcdefg

0.24^efg

0.79^abcd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 759

148.8^a

5.14^def

25.8^abc

0.62^gh

2.49^abcd

0.53^abcd

3.47^ab

1.93^ab

0.30^cdef

0.74^bcd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 763

146.0^ab

4.82^ef

24.0^abcd

0.66^fgh

2.60^abc

0.49^bcdefg

2.93^bcdef

1.70^abcdefg

0.26^defg

0.83^abcd

NP_TCPK+Pt BIHB 769

141.0^abcde

7.70^abc

26.5^ab

0.84^def

2.10^bcd

0.39^defgh

2.60^def

1.56^bcdefg

0.23^fg

0.74^bcd

NP_TCPK+Pp BIHB 730

126.4^fgh

^8.55a

26.5^ab

0.81^efg

2.27^abcd

0.51^abcde

2.77^cdef

1.49^cdefg

0.25^defg

0.74^bcd

NP_TCPK+Pp BIHB 752

130.6^defg

5.89^cdef

22.4^bcdef

0.52^hi

2.15^bcd

0.36^fghi

3.27^abc

1.95^ab

0.39^ab

0.78^abcd

NP_TCPK+Pp BIHB 808

143.5^abc

5.46^def

24.1^abcd

0.63^gh

2.64^abc

0.63^ab

3.10^abcde

1.88^abcd

0.27^cdef

0.68^cdcd

NP_TCPK+Pf BIHB 740

137.0^abcdefg

6.83^abcd

24.8^abcd

1.01^bcd

2.58^abc

0.39^defgh

2.75^cdef

1.43^efg

0.24^defg

0.82^abcd

NP_TCPK+P sp BIHB 751

119.5^gh

4.84^ef

22.5^bcdef

0.41ⁱ

2.58^abc

0.30^hij

2.72^cdef

1.47^defg

0.20^gh

0.62^d

NP_TCPK+P sp BIHB 756

141.1^abcde

6.88^abcd

26.0^ab

0.92^cde

2.88^a

0.61^ab

3.67^a

1.90^abc

0.35^abc

0.82^abcd

NP_TCPK+P sp BIHB 804

131.4^cdefg

5.03^def

23.4^abcd

0.96^cde

2.40^abcd

0.59^ab

3.17^abcd

1.37^g

0.20^gh

0.79^abcd

NP_TCPK+P sp BIHB 811

127.3^fgh

4.46^ef

18.5^fg

0.58^hi

2.25^abcd

0.31^hij

2.63^cdef

1.95^ab

0.32^bcd

0.77^bcd

NP_TCPK+P sp BIHB 813

130.9^defg

8.58^a

21.4^cdefg

0.48^hi

2.47^abcd

0.39^defgh

3.27^abc

1.82^abcdefg

0.22^gh

0.76^bcd