Impacts of Microbial Inoculants on the Growth and Yield of Maize Plant

Table 5: Effects of Pseudomonas inoculants on the growth and yield of maize planted on the field.

Variables	Yield (t/ha)	Plant Height (cm)	Leaf Length (cm)
Inoculants
Pseudomonas kilonensis F113	555^a	111.27^a	68.38^a
Pseudomonas protegensCHA0	555^a	104.49^a	68.38^a
Non inoculated	122^b	41.27^b	32.40^b
	Maize genotype
Aflatoxin SYN 4W	473^a	90.93^a	61.16^a
TZB SR	416^ab	87.89^a	56.00^a
Aflatoxin R SYN 2Y	309^b	76.66^a	57.18^a
Aflatoxin SYN 3W	362^ab	77.51^a	50.83^a
Aflatoxin SYN -2Y	498^a	95.39^a	57.18^a
	Treatment Effects
Inoculant	0.000	0.000	0.000
Maize genotype	0.90	0.489	0.538
Inoculant × maize genotype	0.34	0.521	0.435

Means followed by the same letter along the column for a factor are not significantly different at 5% level of probability using Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT).