Table 3 Effect of ACCd rhizobacteria treatment on morphological, physiological and biochemical characters of Panicum maximum grown under drought stress.

18.91 ± 0.21^a

9.56 ± 0.30^a

1.48 ± 0.013^a

46.98 ± 0.44^a

0.09 ± 0.015^f

85.47 ± 0.601^a

17.09 ± 0.02^g

3.46 ± 0.039^j

0.069 ± 0.001^g

79.8 ± 0.48^f

11.2 ± 0.51^a

3.675 ± 0.025^j

40.87 ± 0.40^a

11.61 ± 0.11^o

6.52 ± 0.34ⁿ

0.47 ± 0.023^h

35.6 ± 0.16^g

0.30 ± 0.035^a

64.39 ± 0.45^f

32.98 ± 0.02^a

5.07 ± 0.053^h

0.102 ± 0.003^j

112.1 ± 0.11ⁱ

6.02 ± 0.061^l

4.372 ± 0.04^h

27.01 ± 1.50^gh

16.05 ± 0.44ⁿ

7.59 ± 0.44^l

0.91 ± 0.021^e

44.12 ± 0.40^b

0.16 ± 0.045^g

77.25 ± 0.41^c

22.04 ± 0.019^e

8.66 ± 0.09^c

0.098 ± 0.002^gh

127 ± 0.68^a

8.21 ± 0.045^f

7.004 ± 0.09^b

36.15 ± 0.36^c

18.31 ± 0.11^b

9.8 ± 0.41^c

1.28 ± 0.019^c

38.6 ± 0.31^e

0.25 ± 0.031^b

83.87 ± 0.19^a

19.87 ± 0.03^f

9.51 ± 0.06^a

0.117 ± 0.003^f

119.9 ± 0.78^c

10.21 ± 0.025^c

5.71 ± 0.01^f

33.51 ± 0.20^cd

17.03 ± 0.66^k

9.41 ± 0.32^d

1.04 ± 0.018^d

36.97 ± 0.45^f

0.14 ± 0.06^h

73.09 ± 0.39^d

25.66 ± 0.04^c

6.52 ± 0.08^g

0.075 ± 0.004^k

120.5 ± 0.27^c

8.69 ± 0.01^e

5.97 ± 0.05^e

29.14 ± 0.53^d

17.69 ± 0.41^f

10.36 ± 0.19^e

1.28 ± 0.020^c

46.97 ± 0.057^a

0.30 ± 0.02^a

78.09 ± 0.14^c

26.71 ± 0.02^c

9.55 ± 0.11^a

0.178 ± 0.002^c

113.9 ± 0.69^e

10.7 ± 0.060^b

7.06 ± 0.05^b

38.65 ± 0.35^b

17.72 ± 0.23^e

9.52 ± 0.27^b

0.66 ± 0.028^g

40.6 ± 0.47^d

0.25 ± 0.031^b

71.98 ± 0.54^d

24.19 ± 0.012^d

8.91 ± 0.08^b

0.151 ± 0.002^d

105.4 ± 0.73^g

9.52 ± 0.05^d

6.05 ± 0.02^d

33.81 ± 0.53^cd

17.13 ± 0.19ⁱ

10.02 ± 0.28^f

1.02 ± 0.03^d

37.99 ± 0.33^e

0.16 ± 0.015^g

85.6 ± 0.73^a

20.09 ± 0.024^e

7.05 ± 0.06^f

0.200 ± 0.001^a

117.9 ± 0.33^d

11.06 ± 0.032^a

6.511 ± 0.02^c

34.16 ± 0.79^cd

17.45 ± 0.17^g

7.7 ± 0.48^k

1.04 ± 0.023^d

38.6 ± 0.18^e

0.14 ± 0.025^h

73.55 ± 0.24^d

23.65 ± 0.03^d

6.95 ± 0.10^f

0.147 ± .003^d

117.2 ± 0.38^d

7.99 ± 0.020^g

7.304 ± 0.05^a

26.08 ± 0.67^h

17.75 ± 0.12^d

7.11 ± 0.18^m

0.99 ± 0.022^de

46.3 ± 0.26^a

0.23 ± 0.022^c

81.12 ± 0.24^b

24.33 ± 0.034^d

5.09 ± 0.11^h

0.186 ± .003^b

87 ± 0.73^h

10.63 ± 0.05^b

6.51 ± 0.04^c

27.68 ± 0.87^gh

16.13 ± 0.17^m

9.36 ± 0.12^g

0.85 ± 0.098^ef

46.96 ± 0.25^a

0.2 ± 0.024^c

67.06 ± 0.089^e

32.89 ± 0.032^a

7.96 ± 0.02^e

0.093 ± .006^hi

114.2 ± 0.97^e

7.68 ± 0.015^h

5.52 ± 0.03^g

23.22 ± 1.72ⁱ

17.28 ± 0.29^h

9.05 ± 0.098ⁱ

1.40 ± 0.099^b

42.33 ± 0.23^c

0.14 ± 0.02^h

79.12 ± 0.12^c

32.98 ± 0.04^a

6.7 ± 0.02^g

0.154 ± .005^d

80.7 ± 0.79ⁱ

7.03 ± 0.032^j

4.089 ± 0.05ⁱ

34.76 ± 0.50^cd

17.04 ± 0.25^j

7.84 ± 0.38^j

0.81 ± 0.020^f

39.89 ± 0.45^d

0.09 ± 0.03^f

81.99 ± 0.14^b

20.38 ± 0.07^e

9.01 ± 0.02^b

0.119 ± .005^f

117.9 ± 0.50^d

7.27 ± 0.03ⁱ

5.53 ± 0.07^g

28.83 ± 0.37^fg

18.01 ± 0.26^c

5.07 ± 0.34^o

0.90 ± 0.023^ef

37.21 ± 0.30^f

0.21 ± 0.023^d

67.24 ± 0.64^e

30.14 ± 0.041^b

4.5 ± 0.024ⁱ

0.085 ± .004ⁱ

76 ± 0.16^j

6.52 ± 004^k

2.94 ± 0.05^k

30.14 ± 0.35^ef

16.8 ± 0.51^l

9.11 ± 0.15^h

0.82 ± 0.021^f

46.02 ± 0.17^a

0.2 ± 0.02^e

85.39 ± 0.05^a

21.87 ± 0.032^e

8.43 ± 0.04^d

0.127 ± .001^e

125.8 ± 0.69^b

8.68 ± 0.04^e

6.05 ± 0.04^d

36.21 ± 0.41^c