Effect
TNC BactorrS13 treated Tomato, cv. Marmande, grown in a soilless system and subject to varying nitrogen (N) application rates (0, 1, 2, or 4 g/L) showed no significant difference in seedling height (-4.6%; increased at 4g/L), no difference in stem diameter, no difference in total seedling fresh weight (-0.5%; increased at 4g/L), no difference in seedling root fresh weight (+4.2%), no difference in seedling stem fresh weight (-0.9%; increased at 4 g/L) no difference in leaf fresh weight (-1.4%), no difference in total seedling dry weight (-7.6%; decreased at 0 g/L), no difference in seedling root dry weight, no difference in seedling stem dry weight (-8.7%; decreased at 0 g/L), no difference in leaf dry weight (-8.5%), no difference in dry matter (%)(-3.8%), no difference in shoot/root fresh weight ratio (decreased at 4 g/L), no difference in number of leaves, no difference in leaf area (-6.8%/+6.8%) and no difference in specific leaf area (+18%), no difference in stomatal conductance (+12.2%; increased at 4 g/L), no difference in water use efficiency (decreased at 0 g/L), decreased nutrient use efficiency (increased at 1 g/L) and no difference in color parameters (L*: decreased at 0 g/L; Chroma: decreased at 0 and 2 g/L; increase Hue but no difference at 2 and 4 g/L), averaged across the different fertilizer rates, compared to untreated control plants.
