Table 5.
Effect of inoculating Rhizobium sp. and R. meliloti on K+/Na+ and Ca2+/Na+ ratio and selectivity of wheat roots and shoots
| Treatments | K+/Na+ ratio | K+–Na+ selectivity | Ca2+/Na+ ratio | Ca2+–Na+ selectivity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoots | Roots | Shoots | Roots | Shoots | Roots | Shoots | Roots | |
| Control | 0.012 | 0.170 | 0.179 | 2.54 | 0.048 | 0.037 | 0.115 | 0.135 |
| Rhizobium sp. | 0.024 | 0.280 | 0.358 | 4.179 | 0.059 | 0.045 | 0.215 | 0.164 |
| 0.033 | 0.479 | 0.493 | 7.179 | 0.067 | 0.051 | 0.244 | 0.185 | |
| R. meliloti | 0.016 | 0.243 | 0.239 | 3.267 | 0.050 | 0.038 | 0.182 | 0.138 |
| 0.019 | 0.309 | 0.284 | 4.612 | 0.054 | 0.040 | 0.196 | 0.145 | |