Table 6 Effect of antagonistic bacterial strains on chilli pepper seed germination in vitro.

From: Characterization of native plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and their anti-oomycete potential against Phytophthora capsici affecting chilli pepper (Capsicum annum L.)

Bacterial isolates (108 cfu ml−1)

Chilli pepper seed germination (%)

RWPRB03—Pseudomonas putida

93.3 ± 5.77a

RBT7—Pseudomonas putida

83.3 ± 5.77abc

RB09—Pseudomonas libanensis

86.7 ± 5.77ab

AJ-RB13—Pseudomonas aeruginosa

73.3 ± 5.77c

DKB53—Bacillus subtilis

86.7 ± 5.77ab

AJ-RB22—Bacillus megatarium

80.0 ± 10.0bc

KSL-24—Bacillus cereus

83.3 ± 11.6abc

KSL-8T—Bacillus cereus

76.7 ± 5.77bc

Control

86.7 ± 5.77ab

LSD

12.352

  1. All the presented values are means of three replicates. Means were subjected to analysis of variance and were separated by LSD test. Letters represent the significant difference among the mean values and ± are standard error values of the means.
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