Figures & data
Figure 1. Height of bell pepper varieties grown under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significant differences: *, p ≤ 0.05; ***, p ≤ 0.001; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 1. Height of bell pepper varieties grown under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significant differences: *, p ≤ 0.05; ***, p ≤ 0.001; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/60c601e4-693e-4950-9fa3-439499a65c1e/oafa_a_2232165_f0001_b.gif)
Figure 2. Stem diameter of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 2. Stem diameter of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/2576ed2e-b49f-49d3-967c-d0ee442e3feb/oafa_a_2232165_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 3. Root length of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 3. Root length of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/3029a0fd-fb72-4651-ab9b-aa66a5f6ce29/oafa_a_2232165_f0003_b.gif)
Figure 4. Leaf area of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 4. Leaf area of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/bef0dc7e-d492-4fc6-a4ce-41c05620c1f4/oafa_a_2232165_f0004_b.gif)
Figure 5. Total dry biomass of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; **, p ≤ 0.01, ***, p ≤ 0.001. (One-way ANOVA, Bonferroni posttest at p ≤ 0.05).
![Figure 5. Total dry biomass of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; **, p ≤ 0.01, ***, p ≤ 0.001. (One-way ANOVA, Bonferroni posttest at p ≤ 0.05).](/cms/asset/0e2b095c-2fdd-4a65-baa1-d5c36cdf9772/oafa_a_2232165_f0005_b.gif)
Figure 6. Photosynthesis rate of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: **, p ≤ 0.01, one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 6. Photosynthesis rate of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: **, p ≤ 0.01, one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/4a9eaf62-286a-4cf8-bd21-7097e0f6ce7b/oafa_a_2232165_f0006_b.gif)
Figure 7. Stomatal conductance of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 7. Stomatal conductance of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/1c9dd481-0bd8-424a-97ca-5913b636ae23/oafa_a_2232165_f0007_b.gif)
Figure 8. Transpiration of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 8. Transpiration of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30 and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/a6908c1a-3f03-4c67-b31a-e7fdd326ab3c/oafa_a_2232165_f0008_b.gif)
Figure 9. Chlorophyll content of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; **, p ≤ 0.01; one-way ANOVA.
![Figure 9. Chlorophyll content of bell pepper varieties under shade house conditions. (PSP) Prosperity, (VLK) Valkiria, and (SVN) Sven at 30, 45, and 60 days after inoculation with Bacillus subtilis LPM1 (black bars) and uninoculated control (white bars). Level of significance: *, p ≤ 0.05; **, p ≤ 0.01; one-way ANOVA.](/cms/asset/8bc13cde-db45-4026-8c32-5dfc5ea0574b/oafa_a_2232165_f0009_b.gif)
Data availability statement
The data obtained during the bioassays are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.