Plant growth parameters and internal rhizome populations 17 months after inoculation with fluorescent pseudomonads.

1Strains of fluorescent pseudomonads used in each treatment are shown in Table 1.
2HRZ = Inside rhizomes of healthy-appearing ferns from a fernery in Florida without history of Benlate use; SRS = Rhizosphere (roots and rhizomes) of symptomatic ferns in Costa Rica; SRZ = inside rhizomes of symptomatic ferns in Costa Rica.
3Mean of 8 replicate plants per treatment. Means followed by different letters are significantly different at P = 0.01.