Endophytic isolate

Germination (%)

Seedling height (cm)

Shoot wt (mg/seedling)

Root wt (mg/seedling)

Seedling wt (mg/seedling)

EB02

85.0^a

23.3^a

1109^a

106^a

1216^a

EB06

87.5^a

29.5^b

1249^a

183^b

1432^a,b

EB 07

90.0^a

29.9^b

1367^a

179 ^b

1546^a,b

EB 11

72.5 ^b

27.9^b

1084^a

156 ^b

1240^a

Non-inoculated Control

92.5^a

27.5^b

1184^a

107^a

1314^a,b

Significance

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NS

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NS

P

0.0261

0.0053

0.710

0.0042

0.238

CD (P = 0.05)

10.57

3.02

370.3

42.45

274.6