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Table 3 Germination tests on tomato plants subjected to representative treatments

From: Indole-3-acetic acid production by Streptomyces fradiae NKZ-259 and its formulation to enhance plant growth

Treatment

Germination (%)

Root length (cm/seedling)

Shoot length (cm/seedling)

Distilled water

100 a

4.88 ± 0.0265 b

3.25 ± 0.0500 c

Gause’s medium

100 a

4.92 ± 0.0361 b

4.52 ± 0.0436 b

NKZ-259 cells

100 a

5.48 ± 0.0764 a

5.16 ± 0.0321 a

NKZ-259 filtrate

100 a

5.38 ± 0.0755 a

4.59 ± 0.0451 b

  1. Note: Means with the same letter are not significantly different from each other according to least significant difference (LSD) tests at p < 0.05 level. Data were recorded and analysed after 1 week