Table 4 Effect of Fe solubilizing bacterial isolates on physiological attributes of maize crop under axenic conditions.
Treatments | Leaf area (cm2) | Membrane stability index | Root surface area (cm2) | Root volume (cm2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 160 ± 1.452f | 41.07 ± 0.383g | 97 ± 3.605g | 10.54 ± 0.326f |
SG4 | 192 ± 1.691de | 49.33 ± 0.210de | 120 ± 0.967f | 12.29 ± 0.127e |
SG7 | 188 ± 1.660e | 47.33 ± 0.380d–f | 127 ± 1.581ef | 13.03 ± 0.120e |
SG8 | 245 ± 1.603bc | 54.50 ± 0.418bc | 145 ± 1.997b–d | 15.62 ± 0.098bc |
SG13 | 253 ± 3.068ab | 51.00 ± 0.182cd | 140 ± 1.041cd | 14.95 ± 0.078cd |
SG15 | 201 ± 2.027d | 44.00 ± 0.316fg | 129 ± 1.626ef | 12.33 ± 0.120e |
SG24 | 265 ± 4.041a | 59.00 ± 0.182b | 150 ± 2.819a–c | 15.81 ± 0.103a–c |
SG30 | 254 ± 2.081ab | 56.00 ± 0.365b | 156 ± 1.560a | 16.21 ± 0.142ab |
SG31 | 233 ± 2.231c | 46.33 ± 0.210d–f | 136 ± 1.514de | 14.40 ± 0.153d |
SG32 | 191 ± 2.603de | 45.00 ± 0.182e–g | 127 ± 1.495ef | 15.63 ± 0.088bc |
SG33 | 266 ± 3.754a | 65.63 ± 0.231a | 152 ± 1.553ab | 16.60 ± 0.292a |
HSD (p ≤ 0.05) | 13.160 | 4.678 | 9.816 | 0.856 |
