Table 3 Growth attributes of maize as affected by irrigations levels and Bacillus spp
Treatments | Plant height (cm) | Stem diameter (mm) | Leaf area (cm− 2) | Plant fresh biomass (g) | Plant dry biomass (g) | Root length (cm) | Root fresh weight (g) | Root dry weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irrigation levels (IL) | ||||||||
I1 | 125a | 18.02b | 350.72a | 180.42a | 73.58a | 92.83a | 91.70a | 28.66a |
I2 | 104b | 20.85a | 258.84b | 113b | 47.85b | 78.75b | 69.83b | 21.25b |
I3 | 82c | 13.90c | 131.94c | 39.17c | 22.76c | 74.83b | 31.41c | 8.66c |
I4 LSD | 44d 6.45 | 7.86d 1.45 | 51.31d 17.30 | 5.63d 13.48 | 2.20d 5.99 | 56.41c 55.97 | 6.29d 5.47 | 3.00d 2.40 |
F-value | 265.0 | 135.34 | 529.64 | 301.19 | 2.39.01 | 6.01 | 438.97 | 212.41 |
Bacteria (B) | ||||||||
B- | 89.29 | 14.64 | 182.20b | 77.31b | 31.15 | 72.20b | 46.10b | 14.08b |
B+ | 89.20 | 15.67 | 214.20a | 91.65a | 42.05 | 79.20a | 53.52a | 16.70a |
LSD | ns | ns | 12.23 | 9.53 | 4.24 | 4.25 | 3.86 | 1.69 |
F-value | 4.56 | 4.53 | 30.76 | 10.17 | 26.99 | 12.58 | 16.51 | 10.73 |
Interaction | ||||||||
IL x B | ns | ns | 24.46 | ns | 8.48 | ns | ns | ns |