Table 6 Germination parameters of Hordeum vulgare seedlings in response to biopriming by Rhizobium MAP7, Brevibacillus DesertYSK, Pseudomonas MAP8, Bacillus MAP3, Brevibacillus MAP4, and Bacillus DeltaYSK

Control

0.092 ± 0.0^f

2.1 ± 0.1^f

0.5 ± 0.0^e

249.6^b ± 0.05

8.74 ± 0.17^f

Rhizobium MAP7

0.143 ± 0.07^c

4.5 ± 0.36^c

1.6 ± 0.1^d

585.6^d ± 0.47

14.58 ± 0.28^c

Brevibacillus DesertYSK

0.182 ± 0.01^b

5.7 ± 0.4^b

3.3 ± 0.1^a

873.6^f ± 4.91

17.29 ± 3.7^b

Pseudomonas MAP8

0.118 ± 0.14^d

1.4 ± 0.0 ^g

2 ± 0.2^c

326.4^a ± 0.8

11.21 ± 0.02^d

Bacillus MAP3

0.138 ± 0.07^c

2.4 ± 0.2^e

2.2 ± 0.0^b

441.6^c ± 1.67

13.11 ± 0.1^e

Brevibacillus MAP4

0.119 ± 0.09^e

3 ± 0.1^d

1.6 ± 0.1^d

430.2^c ± 0.21

11.31 ± 0.76^e

Bacillus DeltaYSK

0.201 ± 0.01^a

7 ± 0.4^a

3.4 ± 0.2^a

988.8^e ± 1.67

19.10 ± 2.1^a

LSD

0.005

0.29

0.1

0.6

1.23