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Table 1. Influence of bioinoculants on growth of Cicer arietinum as assessed after 45 days

               Treatments  Shoot            Leaf        Leaf      Seed            Fresh       Dry
               $             length         length      Width     Germination  weight (g      Weight (g

                                        -1
                             (cm  Plant )  (cm          (cm       rate (%)        Plant )     Plant )
                                                                                                   -1
                                                                                       -1
                                                             -1
                                                  -1
                                            Plant )     Plant )
               T1            # 21.27±0.54a  2.03 ±      0.67 ±    66.67 ±         3.20 ±      2.43 ±
                                            0.23a       0.09 ab   8.33a-c         0.44ab      0.35a
               T2            23.90±1.02a  1.07 ±        0.73 ±    58.33 ±         2.27 ±      1.30 ±

                                            0.09b       0.03 ab   8.33a-c         0.12bc      0.15a-c
               T3            24.43±1.73a  1.10 ±        0.90 ±    83.33 ±         3.30 ±      2.20 ±

                                            0.10b       0.06 a    16.67a          0.36a       0.62ab

               T4            21.33±3.77a  1.00 ±        0.77 ±    41.67 ±         2.17 ±      1.10 ±
                                            0.10b       0.13 ab   16.67 bc        0.15c       0.15bc

               T5            23.53±1.88a  1.17 ±        0.77 ±    66.67 ±         2.07 ±      0.90 ±
                                            0.03b       0.03 ab   8.33a-c         0.12c       0.12c

               T6            24.00±1.58a  1.23 ±        0.77 ±    75.00 ±         3.17 ±      2.37 ±
                                            0.09b       0.07 ab   0.00ab          0.47ab      0.42a

               T7            22.43±0.96a 0.93           0.63 ±    58.33 ±         2.53 ±      1.53 ±

                                            ± 0.03b     0.09 ab   8.33a-c         0.38a-c     0.52a-c
               T8            21.20±0.57a  1.00 ±        0.70 ±    50.00 ± 0.00    2.43 ±      0.93 ±

                                            0.10b       0.12 ab   a-c             0.15a-c     0.20c

               T9            23.07±1.31a  0.90 ±        0.73 ±                    2.33 ±      1.10 ±
                                            0.06b       0.07 ab   33.33 ± 8.33c  0.45a-c      0.53bc

               T10           19.57±2.65a  1.10 ±        0.67 ±    41.67 ±         2.33 ±      1.03 ±
                                            0.00b       0.12 ab   16.67bc         0.15a-c     0.23bc

               T11           22.63±0.80a  1.23 ±        0.87 ±    58.33 ±         2.93 ±      1.53 ±
                                            0.12b       0.03 a    16.67           0.15a-c     0.15a-c

               T12           22.03±1.05a  0.97 ±        0.63 ±    50.00 ±         2.97 ±      1.70 ±

                                            0.07b       0.09 ab   0.00a-c         0.23a-c     0.45a-c
               T13           22.40±0.45a  0.90 ±        0.57 ±                    2.10 ±      1.17 ±

                                            0.06b       0.03 b    33.33 ± 8.33c  0.21c        0.26bc

               F12,38        0.675ns        8.896***  1.333ns     2.023ns         2.400*      2.256*








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