Biopriming of Momordica charantia Seeds with Enterobacter to Improve Nutritional and Biochemical Attributes

Table 1

Growth parameters of M. charantia seeds treated with bacterial strain FD17.

Growth parameters	Control M. charantia	Treated M. charantia
Root fresh weight (g)	0.37^a ± 0.02	0.45^a ± 0.045
Shoot fresh weight (g)	0.84^b ± 0.08	1.23^a ± 0.05
Leaf fresh weight (g)	0.20^a ± 0.045	0.16^a ± 0.02
Leaf area (cm)	11.37^b ± 0.55	15.52^a ± 1.50
Shoot length (cm)	21.83^b ± 2.75	30.33^a ± 0.58
Root length (cm)	4.33^a ± 0.29	2.97^b ± 0.06
No. of flowers	1.33^b ± 0.58	6.0^a ± 1.0
Fruit weight (g)	94.67^a ± 5.03	96.33^a ± 1.15
Germination (%)	26.67^b ± 5.77	56.67^a ± 11.55

The results are presented as means of 3 replicates. Values are given as mean (±SD). “a” and “b” show treatments with a mean significant difference ().