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Table 3 Effects of bacterial inoculation on root dry weight (g) of wheat under different concentrations of NaCl

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

Strains

No Salt

80 mMNaCl

160 mMNaCl

320 mMNaCl

1

0.593±0.016b

0.585±0.01a

0.39±0.007a

0.197±0.014a

2

0.527±0.019a

0.437±0.022b

0.277±0.012b

0.117±0.016c

3

0.54±0.023a

0.475±0.031b

0.327±0.031b

0.127±0.016c

4

0.591±0.011a

0.577±0.024a

0.387±0.08a

0.18±0.009ab

5

0.635±0.023a

0.612±0.02a

0.387±0.08a

0.15±0.012bc

Control

0.44±0.012b

0.39±0.01c

0.22±0.01c

0.0d

  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.