Table 3 Effects of endophytic bacteria extracts in both normal and bio -silver nanoparticles, Garlic oil emulsion and nanoemulsion on eggplant growth parameters CV. Baaladi infested with Meloidogyne incognita under field conditions.

From: Comparative field study of silver nanoparticles and garlic oil nanoemulsion for nematode control and yield enhancement in eggplant

*Tre.

**Freq of app.

Plant shoot height (cm)

***% Inc.

Root height (cm)

***% Inc.

Plant fresh weight (g)

***% Inc.

Plant ***% dry Inc weight (g)

No. of *** % leaves Inc. /plant

No. of *** % fruits/ Inc. plant

Fruits **** % weight/ change. plant (g)

No. of ***% flowers Inc / plant

Yield/ ton/ Feddan

*** % Inc

T1

 

19 d

–

12 e

–

48 e

–

12 b

–

13 a

–

8 d

–

750 cd

–

7 e

–

16 cd

–

T2- a

b

1

2

23 cd

25 cd

21.0

31.5

16 cd

14e

33.3

16.0

72 de

89 cd

50.0

85.4

12 b

16 b

–

33.3

19 cd

21 cd

46.1

16.5

16 cd

18 cd

100.0

125.0

547e

650 de

−27.0

−13.3

10 cd

12 cd

42.8

71.4

11.0 e

13.0 de

−31.3

−18.8

T3- a

b

1

2

21 cd

24 cd

10.5

26.3

16 de

18 cd

33.3

50.0

72 de

95 cd

50.0

47.9

12 b

17 b

33.3

41.6

17 ae

22 cd

23.5

69.2

16 cd

29 bc

100.0

175.0

813 cd

900 c

8.4

20.0

9.0 de

13 bc

28.5

85.7

16.5 cd

19.5 c

3.1

22.0

T4-a

b

1

2

32 bc

38 b

68.4

100

22 ab

22 ab

83.3

83.3

154 b

154 b

220.8

220.8

17 b

23 b

41.6

91.6

26 bc

28 bc

100.0

115.3

29 bc

47 a

262.5

487.5

1216 b

1247 b

62.1

66.3

17 b

21 a

142.8

200.0

25.0 b

26.3 b

56.3

64.4

T5- a

b

1

2

30 bc

33 bc

57.9

73.7

19 bc

16 cd

58.3

33.3

91 cd

113 c

89.5

125.4

16 b

16 b

33.0

33.3

25 bc

29 bc

92.1

123.0

21 bc

39 bc

162.5

387.0

910 c

950 c

21.3

27.0

14 bc

17 b

100.0

142.8

20.0 cd

24.3 de

25.0

51.8

T6- a

b

1

2

38 b

54 a

100.0

184.2

25 a

24 ab

108.3

100.0

167 ab

181 a

247.9

277.0

17 b

99 a

41.6

141.6

32 ab

39 a

146.2

200.0

46 a

56 a

475.0

600.0

1400ab

1757 a

86.6

107.6

21 a

25 a

200.0

257.0

28.0 ab

31.5 a

75.0

96.8

  1. Each value represents mean of five replicates. Mean followed by the same letter(s) within a column are not significantly (p ≥ o. o5) different according Duncan’ s multiple range test *Tre.: Treatments ** Freq. of app. Frequency of applications:1- at planting 2- at planting and after one month. *** % Inc= % increase ****% change: % change of control1-T1: Control. T2-a: Silver nitrate at planting. T2- b: Silver nitrate at planting and after one month. T3-a: Endophytic bacteria Bacillus cereus Nem 212 cell free culture filtrate at planting, T3-b: Endophytic bacteria B. cereus Nem 212 cell free culture filtrate at planting and after one month. T4-a: Garlic oil emulsion at planting. T4-b: Garlic oil emulsion at planting and after one month. T5-a: bio- silver nanoparticles synthesized by B.cereus Nem 212 at planting, T5-b: bio-silver nanoparticles synthesized by B. cereus Nem 212 at planting and after one month, T6-a: Garlic oil nanoemulsion at planting. T6-b: Garlic oil nanoemulsion at planting and after one month.