Potential use of beneficial fungal microorganisms and C-phycocyanin extract for enhancing seed germination, seedling growth and biochemical traits of Solanum lycopersicum L.

Table 2 Different plant growth promotion parameters analyzed on tomato after seed biopriming with C-PC, T. viride, T. asperellum and B. bassiana after 12 days of growth

Treatments	Shoot height (cm)	Radicle length (cm)	Seedling length (cm)	Seedling FW (mg)	Seedling DW (mg)
Control	4.67 ± 0.44d	1.63 ± 0.186a	6.30 ± 0.611c	19.97 ± 3.1d	1.33 ± 0.035c
H₂O primed	5.17 ± 0.088c	1.90 ± 0.208a	7.07 ± 0.296b	28.9 ± 6.8c	1.43 ± 0.037c
C-PC	7.50 ± 0.288b	2.00 ± 0.577a	9.50 ± 0.288a	36.1 ± 2.1b	1.73 ± 0.046b
*T. asperellum*	7.83 ± 0.441ab	2.17 ± 0.167a	10.00 ± 0.577a	48.8 ± 2.8a	1.60 ± 0.042b
*T. viride*	9.00 ± 0.577a	1.67 ± 0.333a	10.67 ± 0.666a	49.8 ± 5.9a	1.73 ± 0.046b
*B. bassiana*	8.17 ± 0.167ab	2.50 ± 0.288a	10.67 ± 0.441a	38.7 ± 3.4b	1.97 ± 0.052a

Values are the means ± SE (Standard Error). Means in each column followed by the same alphabet(s) are not significantly different at p < 0.05 (Duncan’s multiple range test). Control and H₂O primed represent unprimed or hydroprimed tomato seedlings. C-PC, T. viride, T. asperellum, B. bassiana represent tomato seedlings bioprimed individually with C-PC, T. viride, T. asperellum, B. bassiana biostimulants; respectively. FW Fresh weight, DW Dry weight

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