Endophytic fungi Beauveria bassiana Balsamo accelerates growth of common bean (Phaeseolus vulgaris L.)

Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 1 Colonization percentages of B. bassiana in leaves, stems, and roots at 10 and 20 days post-inoculation

Inoculation methods	Average root ± SE		Average stem ± SE		Average leaf ± SE
Inoculation methods	10 dpi	20 dpi	10 dpi	20 dpi	10 dpi	20 dpi
Control of seed-soaking	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a
Control of leaf-spraying	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a
Control of soil-wetting	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a	0.00 ± 0.00^a
Seed-soaking	37.50 ± 12.50^b	16.67 ± 12.50^ab	25.64 ± 12.50^ab	12.50 ± 12.50^a	33.34 ± 16.67^b	8.34 ± 9.62^ab
Leaf-spraying	62.50 ± 23.94^bc	25.00 ± 12.50^ab	62.50 ± 12.50^c	25.00 ± 14.43^a	66.92 ± 18.00^c	33.59 ± 30.80^b
Soil-wetting	87.50 ± 12.50^c	37.50 ± 12.50^b	62.50 ± 23.94^bc	25.00 ± 14.43^a	46.09 ± 10.65b^bc	25.00 ± 16.67^b

Means followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at the Duncan test (p = 0.05); data are transformed using the formula (√ (x + 0.5)) for the purposes of statistical analysis