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Table 2 Effect of bacterial inoculation on root length (cm) of wheat under different concentrations of NaCl

From: Mitigation of salt stress in wheat seedlings by halotolerant bacteria isolated from saline habitats

Strainsa

No Salt

80 mMNaCl

160 mMNaCl

320 mMNaCl

1

4.34±0.04b

4.32±0.09a

3.30±0.13a

0.96±0.04a

2

3.78±0.06c

3.81±0.05c

2.20±0.05d

0.25±0.02d

3

3.45±0.06d

2.92±0.06d

2.76±0.07c

0.57±0.03c

4

4.32±0.06b

4.09±0.05b

2.87±0.06b

0.71±0.04b

5

4.77±0.06a

4.42±0.06a

2.95±0.05b

0.89±0.03a

Control

3.71±0.03c

2.39±0.04c

0.52±0.03c

0.0e

  1. Strains: 1, Halobacillus sp SL3; 2, Bacillus pumilus SL32; 3, Bacillus sp SL35; 4, Bacillus sp J8W; 5, Bacillus halodenitrificans PU62. *Values (mean ± SD * r=2) with the same letters are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05. Control, sterile water. Values are mean of 50 seeds for each treatment in two independent experiments.