Table 1 Plant growth promoting effects of the representative strains.

From: Comparative genomic and functional analysis reveal conservation of plant growth promoting traits in Paenibacillus polymyxa and its closely related species

Growth parameter

Control a

1–18

1–49

1–43

TD94

WLY78

Shoot length (cm)

22.76 (±1.74)

28.16 (±1.13) **

27.57 (±2.37) **

26.34 (±0.49) **

26.13 (±0.62) **

26.43 (±1.07) **

Root length (cm)

12.93 (±1.93)

13.17 (±1.59)

13.85 (±1.18)

13.02 (±0.75)

13.63 (±0.77)

13.03 (±0.75)

Fresh weight (g)

2.68 (±0.71)

4.05 (±0.43) **

3.96 (±0.62)

3.68 (±0.45) **

3.57 (±0.26) **

3.50 (±0.32) **

Dry weight (g)

0.19 (±0.05)

0.31 (±0.03) **

0.30 (±0.05) **

0.29 (±0.02) **

0.29 (±0.02) **

0.27 (±0.02) **

  1. aTomato seedlings without inoculation were selected as control.
  2. **indicates significant differences at P < 0.01 compared with the control group.
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