Research Article

Synthesis of Chitosan Microparticles Encapsulating Bacterial Cell-Free Supernatants and Indole Acetic Acid, and Their Effects on Germination and Seedling Growth in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Table 4

Two-way ANOVA analysis for the statistical comparison of features studied in tomato seedlings.

Source of variationSum of squaresDegree of freedomMean squareF value value

Germination rateConcentration963.695192.743.670.0088
Method1085.372542.6810.320.0003
Interaction1268.7610126.882.410.0258

Root lengthConcentration355.69571.1487.043.68 E − 63
Method9.4924.745.813.25 E − 03
Interaction58.41105.847.151.88 E − 10

Aerial part lengthConcentration355.69571.1487.043.68 E − 63
Method9.4924.745.813.25 E − 03
Interaction58.41105.847.151.88 E − 10

Fresh weightConcentration0.000253.6 E − 050.320.902147
Method0.002721.3 E − 0311.800.000010
Interaction0.0041104.1 E − 043.610.000127