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Fig. 4 | BMC Genomics

Fig. 4

From: Genome sequencing and assessment of plant growth-promoting properties of a Serratia marcescens strain isolated from vermicompost

Fig. 4

Effect of S. marcescens UENF-22GI inoculation on maize seedlings. Germinated seedlings (with 2 to 2.5 cm radicle root length) were transferred to glass tubes containing sterilized vermiculite (one seed per tube). Inoculation was performed by application of 1 mL of the S. marcescens UENF-22GI suspension (108 cells∙mL− 1) over the seedlings (gray bars). Plants inoculated with 1 mL of the sterile Dygs medium were used as negative controls (black bars). The following metrics were recorded after 10 days: Fresh root mass (FRM), fresh shoot mass (FSM), dry root mass (DRM), dry shoot mass (DSM), root length (RL) and shoot height (SH). This assay was conducted in triplicates and statistical significance assessed by a by Tukey test (P < 0.05, statistical significance indicated by asterisks)

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