Table 4 VAP test—total lateral root length

Rhizospheric strains

Control

12.50

3.38

1

12.83

5.08

1.0

2

14.20

1.89

1.0

3

12.16

2.51

1.0

4

10.07

2.45

0.94

5

9.95

2.10

0.92

6

6.12

1.84

0.054 ⁺

7

15.44

4.21

0.84

8

15.65

2.66

0.79

Root endophytes

Control

12.03

3.58

9

8.15

2.03

0.67

10

4.55

3.55

0.018 *

11

8.97

2.59

0.89

12

7.40

1.69

0.42

13

8.23

2.47

0.7

14

8.89

3.19

0.88

15

5.59

2.20

0.069 ⁺

16

5.63

3.23

0.072 ⁺

17

10.73

5.37

1.0

18

5.36

2.71

0.052 ⁺