Research Article

Microbial Diversity in Soil under Potato Cultivation from Cold Desert Himalaya, India

Table 5

Effect of inoculation on growth of test crops in net house conditions.

TreatmentShoot length (cm)Shoot weight (g)Root length (cm)Root weight (g)

Wheat
Control47.17 ± 8.710.68 ± 0.2216.75 ± 3.170.20 ± 0.05
Inoculated62.11 ± 12.31*1.30 ± 0.80*21.11 ± 3.87*0.63 ± 0.39*

Lentil
Control24.29 ± 2.860.71 ± 0.2012.61 ± 2.560.10 ± 0.04
Inoculated28.27 ± 3.63*0.78 ± 0.3016.58 ± 3.44*0.18 ± 0.09*

Values are mean ± SD ( = 15); significant at ≤ 0.05.