Table 5 Germination parameters of Vigna unguiculata seedlings in response to biopriming by Rhizobium MAP7, Brevibacillus DesertYSK, Pseudomonas MAP8, Bacillus MAP3, Brevibacillus MAP4, and Bacillus DeltaYSK

Control

0.396 ± 0.01^*f

1.3 ± 0.02^f

1 ± 0.01^f

218.5 ± 0.77 ^g

37.62 ± 0.16 ^g

Rhizobium MAP7

0.991 ± 0.067^a

5.5 ± 0.0^a

5 ± 0.007^a

997.5 ± 0.57^a

94.14 ± 1.6^a

Brevibacillus DesertYSK

0.580 ± 0.002^d

4.1 ± 0.11^c

3 ± 0.0^e

698.5 ± 0.19^c

55.1 ± 0.23^e

Pseudomonas MAP8

0.647 ± 0.008^c

3.2 ± 0.0^e

3.5 ± 0.01^c

636.5 ± 0.91^f

61.47 ± 0.22^d

Bacillus MAP3

0.687 ± 0.024^c

3.1 ± 0.06^e

4 ± 0.05^b

674.5 ± 0.04^e

65.27 ± 0.02^c

Brevibacillus MAP4

0.540 ± 0.00^e

4 ± 0.13^d

3.2 ± 0.19^d

684 ± 0.16^d

51.3 ± 0.04^f

Bacillus DeltaYSK

0.722 ± 0.039^b

5 ± 0.0^b

3.3 ± 0.04^d

788.5 ± 0.09^b

68.59 ± 0.66^b

LSD

0.03

0.06

0.07

0.35

0.46