. 2023 Aug 28;14:1196024. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1196024

Table 4b.

Contribution of salt-tolerant KSB in improvement of rhizospheric soil potassium pool and morphological attributes of rice variety; Kainat, grown under salt stress.

Variety	Treatment	Plant length	Root length	Shoot length	Root FW	Shoot FW	No. of tillers	Soil K
Kainat	T1C	99.5^a	18^a	89^ab	13.9^a	24.7^a	6^a	12.5^b
	T2C	91^ab	19.5^a	67^cd	11.35^a	26.3^a	4^a	12^b
	T3C	97.5^a	15^ab	99.5^a	4^b	21.05^a	3^b	17^a
	T4C	78^bc	11.5^c	95.5^a	2.65^c	8.3^c	2^b	16.2^a
	T1 40 Mm	86^ab	18^a	71.5^c	6.6^b	19.75^ab	5.5^a	12^b
	T2 40 Mm	85^b	10.5^b	64.5^d	3.5^b	15.25^b	4^a	11.7^b
	T3 40 Mm	111.5^a	12^b	85.5^b	1.65^c	10.1^c	4^a	16.2^a
	T4 40 Mm	107.5^a	12.5^b	71^c	2.65^c	15.8^b	3.5^b	15^a
	T1 80 Mm	92.5^ab	17^a	83^b	4.9^b	18.1^ab	5.5^a	12^b
	T2 80 Mm	87^ab	13.5^b	71^c	3.5^b	7.25^c	5.5^a	11.6^b
	T3 80 Mm	85.5^b	12^b	70.5^c	3.35^b	8.05^c	5^a	15^a
	T4 80 Mm	70.5^c	11.5^c	63.5^d	2^c	8.05^c	4.5^a	14^ab

Un-inoculated plants and 100% farmer recommended fertilizer dose (T1), Un-inoculated plants and 20% reduced fertilizer dose than farmer recommendation (T2), Inoculated plants and 100% farmer recommended fertilizer dose (T3), Inoculated plants and 20% reduced fertilizer dose than farmer recommendation (T4). Where plant, root and shoot length were measured in cm while fresh weight in g and exchangeable potassium in mg/kg⁻¹. The mean values followed by different letters are showing significant difference at p > 0.05 according to LSD.