Table 5 Biocontrol efficacy on the vegetative growth of tomato plants under screen house condition.

From: Impact of bioinoculants on growth enhancement, physicochemical characteristics, biochemical profiles, and enzymatic defense mechanisms in tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum)

Growth parameter (45 days)

Treatments

Shoot length (cm)

Shoot weight (g)

Root length (cm)

Root weight (g)

Control

35.22d ± 3.51

4.64d ± 2.03

11.94b ± 2.35

0.43c ± 0.16

Positive control

35.77d ± 6.22

5.79cd ± 1.80

12.61b ± 1.83

0.53c ± 0.15

YFSL-3

40.72cd ± 6.70

7.39bcd ± 2.66

12.50b ± 2.06

0.77bc ± 0.25

YFSL-45

43.11bcd ± 3.49

6.55bcd ± 3.12

10.11b ± 2.52

0.39c ± 0.16

PFSL-9

43.12bcd ± 4.26

7.40bcd ± 3.67

15.94a ± 3.51

0.46bc ± 0.15

PFSL-32

43.38bcd ± 5.99

7.97bcd ± 3.31

15.77a ± 3.03

0.72bc ± 0.21

YFSL-3 + PFSL-9

44.27bc ± 5.71

6.42bcd ± 2.07

15.50a ± 3.14

0.59bc ± 0.13

YFSL-3 + PFSL-32

53.83a ± 4.05

16.37a ± 4.16

15.50a ± 3.14

1.59a ± 0.15

YFSL-45 + PFSL-9

50.22ab ± 5.55

10.73b ± 3.43

12.61b ± 1.61

0.96b ± 0.33

YFSL-45 + PFSL-32

47.16abc ± 4.23

10.06bc ± 3.58

11.72b ± 2.33

0.81bc ± 0.21

LSD0.05

1.9311

1.0961

0.6871

1.1921

  1. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation, derived from the analysis of three replicates per sample. Letters highlight statistically significant differences among analyzed samples, based on a one-way ANOVA test (p < 0.05). Different letters within columns indicate significant differences according to Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (P ≤ 0.05) Whereas, Control sterilized distilled water, Positive control Topspin M@ 200ppm, YFSL- Yeast, PFSL- fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., YFSL + PFSL-combinations of yeast and fluorescent Pseudomonas.